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Editorial: Fewer herds, more milk

The report by DairyNZ and LIC shows the dairy sector’s resilience with production remaining stable despite tight and uncertain economic conditions.

OPINION: The latest New Zealand Dairy Statistics report paints a picture of an industry trending towards fewer but larger herds.

Milking fish

OPINION: It could be cod on your cornflakes and sardines in your smoothie if food innovators in Indonesia have their way.

Seaweed the hero?

OPINION: A new study, published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, adds to some existing evidence about a simple way to cut emissions dramatically - seaweed.

Misinformation

OPINION: Still on Bovaer, a wave of misinformation is circulating online wrongly linking Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to the feed additive.

OPINION: One of the world’s largest dairy co-operatives has come under fire for embracing a new methane-reducing additive fed to cows. The claims, made on social media, says the use of a feed additive by Arla Foods farmers could ‘contaminate’ milk and allegedly cause cancer.

Fonterra ‘on track’ to meeting climate change, coal targets

Fonterra director of sustainability Charlotte Rutherford.

Fonterra says it remains on track to meet its climate targets and be coal free in its North Island manufacturing.

Regional council agenda ‘to just reduce cow numbers'

Former Fonterra director Leonie Guiney at the Federated Farmers meeting in Christchurch.

South Canterbury dairy farmer and recently-retired Fonterra director Leonie Guiney has welcomed an announcement from the Canterbury Regional Council (ECan) that development of its Regional Policy Statement has been paused.

Minister raises tariffs dispute

Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay.

Trade Minister Todd McClay has used a meeting of the CPTPP hosted by Canada to take that country to task for defiantly refusing to open up its dairy market to NZ.

Farm Source turns 10!

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell (left) cuts the 10th birthday cake with Farm Source head Anne Douglas (middle) and managing director co-op affairs Mike Cronin.

Hundreds of Fonterra farmers visited their local Farm Source store on November 29 to help celebrate the rural service trader's tenth anniversary.

Climate-friendly cows closer

Calves being fed lucerne cube as part of the trial.

Dairy farmers are one step closer to breeding cow with lower methane emissions, offering an innovative way to reduce the nation's agricultural carbon footprint without compromising farm productivity.