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Fonterra suppliers in Australia can dip into a $600 million aid package announced last week by the Federal Government.
‘Soft’ loans, repayable over 10 years, are designed to bring relief to farmers facing massive cuts to the farmgate milk price this year. It’s not happy reading for Fonterra shareholders in New Zealand: they have faced low prices for two seasons, with the prospect of a third season looming. Yet there has been no state support. Instead, Fonterra farmers are still forking out money to supply milk to schools and breakfasts for needy children.
Two butcheries have claimed victory at the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Awards for 2025.
A Taupiri farming company has been convicted and fined $52,500 in the Hamilton District Court for the unlawful discharge of dairy effluent into the environment.
The Climate Change Commission’s 2025 emissions reduction monitoring report reveals steady progress on the reduction of New Zealand’s climate pollution.
Another milestone has been reached in the fight against Mycoplasma bovis with the compensation assistance service being wound up after helping more than 1300 farmers.
The Government’s directive for state farmer Landcorp Farming (trading as Pamu) to lifts its performance is yielding results.
The move to bring bovine TB testing in-house at Ospri officially started this month, as a team of 37 skilled and experienced technicians begin work with the disease eradication agency.
