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OPINION: Reckless action by Greenpeace in 2024 forced Fonterra to shut down a drying plant for four hours, costing the co-op…
Fonterra is maintaining its 2022-23 forecast farmgate milk price range of $8.50–$10/kgMS.
The Swedish manufacturer Quicke says its new range of Silocut shear grabs deliver a cleanly cut clamp face to reduce secondary fermentation, using less power, but can also split and cut wrapped silage bales, while retaining the film and net.
The latest release to an ever-expanding range at Hustler Equipment, based in Hastings, is the cleverly named Regener8r chain harrow.
Milking and technology specialist DeLaval has begun an 18,000m² rebuild at its Hamra Farm in Sweden.
CRV says its dairy beef sales have grown by 15% since last year as farmers take a more strategic approach to breeding and look to diversify their income streams.
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is a common but devastating viral infection of cattle in New Zealand.
Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) has announced a new partnership with CMK Chartered Accountants.
NIWA is working with Māori farming enterprises on a novel approach to remove nutrients from agricultural runoff.
National claims that the Government is about to pile up to $100 million of "unnecessary" compliance costs onto farmers because its freshwater regulations are more than a year overdue. National's Agriculture spokesperson Barbara Kuriger had this to say.
OPINION: Fonterra's capital structure changes are one step closer to fruition with the Government tabling legislation in Parliament last week.
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