In a few weeks the winner of the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori dairy farm will be revealed at a gala dinner in Hamilton. In the past couple of weeks, the two finalists in this year’s competition have been holding on-farm field days to showcase why they are…
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Westland Milk has reaffirmed its commitment to pay farmer suppliers 10c above Fonterra farm gate milk price for the following two seasons.
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Aimer Farming founder Dr Jeremy Bryant says the company’s app is designed to be a farmer’s “true digital assistant” when it comes to pasture management.
With only about eight weeks to go before their cows are dried off, the 2024 Manawatu Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmers of the Year, Will Hinton and Kali Rangiawha are well on the way to their 140,000 kgMS production target.
For the team at Westmorland Estate Limited in Waikato, it has been another year of everyone working together to achieve impressive results.
A 'proteinification' wave is sweeping through the US and Fonterra is cashing in with New Zealand made protein.
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Registrations for South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) 2024 are now open.
Safer Farms, the organisation dedicated to recognising the benefits of on-farm health and safety, is on a mission to reframe psychosocial harm.
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Listed milk processor Synlait is partnering with rural retailer Farmlands to deliver exclusive discounts to farmer suppliers, who have been battling high farm input costs for the past two years.
Fonterra will help farmers meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets by supporting efficiency gains on-farm, says Farm Source sustainable dairy adviser for North and Central Canterbury, Sean Spence.
The Climate Change Commission wants the new Government to reduce NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) auction volumes as son as possible.
Southland-based Mataura Valley Milk can now lay claim to be the first all-electric dairy factory in New Zealand.
Dairy sheep and goat farmers are being told to reduce milk supply as processors face a slump in global demand for their products.
There is increasing evidence that dairy demand is on the upswing, according to Rabobank senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins.
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