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DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says the low forecast farmgate milk price is already putting a lot of pressure on dairy farmers and their cashflows.
A warning to dairy farmers: don’t try to buy yourself out of any drought.
Despite being in financial doldrums, Synlait has created a five-year foodservice strategy that will target the Chinese market.
Listed Canterbury milk processor Synlait isn't ruling out more painful news for its shareholders this financial year.
A strong Fonterra co-operative is crucial for New Zealand dairy farmers, says Ruawai farmer Greg Gent.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) staff have ramped up testing procedures and investigations in an effort to determine how a dairy herd in the Selwyn district of Canterbury contracted Mycoplasma bovis.
Former Fonterra Co-operative Council chair Simon Couper is making a comeback to a governance role within the co-operative.
Sitting Fonterra board members Brent Goldsack and Cathy Quinn are unopposed at this year’s director elections.
DairyNZ has updated the national breakeven forecast to $7.78/kgMS, a 27c increase from its previous forecast.
The 2024 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) national champions will be crowned in Queenstown in May next year.
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Synlait has matched Fonterra in delivering a final milk price of $8.22/kgMS for last season.
Troubled Canterbury milk processor Synlait has posted a loss of $4.3 million for 2023 financial year, a major reversal from a $38m profit the previous year.
A mid-Canterbury dairy farm has been confirmed infected with Mycoplasma bovis this week after it was first identified by standard bulk tank milk background screening, according to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
A custom-built, eight-row, linkage-mounted precision planter is enabling Hamish Golden, a South Catlins-based ag contractor, to direct-drill a range of forage crops without any loss in accuracy or yield potential.
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