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We need sun urgently, according to central North Island AgFirst consultant Peter Livingston who says the exceptionally wet winter - especially around Rotorua which has seen 1,100mm of rain in the last three months - is starting to have an effect on milk production.
A2 Milk looks set to be recovering from last year’s profit nosedive.
An innovative digital technology is helping the country's second largest milk processor streamline its transport operations.
Plant-based beverages are expensive and provide only a small fraction of the nutritional goodness of cow's milk, according to a new study done in Massey University.
The Government will review export quotas it allocates annually to milk processors.
Former Federated Farmers leader Chris Lewis is seeking election as a DairyNZ director.
Some dairy farmers hit by the devastating floods that hit the top of the South Island last month will have a "really tough year" of recovery, says Charles Fergusson, Fonterra's regional head for Canterbury, Tasman and Marlborough.
For the first time in the history of the awards, a gelato has scooped the Supreme Boutique Champion award at the NZ Ice Cream & Gelato Awards.
Fonterra has announced a three-year partnership with the Rural Support Trust (RST).
The Government has announced that it intends to review the dairy quota allocation system.
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A downward trend in global dairy prices has triggered a revision of Fonterra’s forecast farmgate milk price for this season.
As the calving season progresses, Palmerston North-based Stallion has introduced a mid-size mobile calf feeder that will be well received by New Zealand calf rearers who are fed up with carrying endless buckets.
French manufacturer Kuhn has released details of its new self-propelled, autonomous diet feeder capable of feeding 280 cows, after heading to the clamp then loading and mixing up to three cubic metres of ingredients.
Peter Scheres, alongside son in law Aaron Pascoe and his wife Kate, operates Twin Oaks, near Lichfield in the Waikato. The property of 115ha runs 420 cows, delivering around 270,000 kgMS per annum under a System 5 operation.
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