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Spud 'milk'?

OPINION: There's a new 'milk' in town - 'potato milk' - adding to the list of liquids trying to claims the moniker 'milk'.

Tariffs backfire

OPINION: New Zealand, and in particular Fonterra, has come under scrutiny in Sri Lanka for taking home the lion's share of the country's spend on imported powdered milk.

Teenage fury

OPINION: Climate activist Greta Thunberg's recent tweet about New Zealanders' greenhouse gas emissions has gone down like a lead balloon.

DTS looking beyond farm milk vats

DTS is taking its core strength of designing and engineering food-grade vats beyond dairy farms.

Manufacturer of on-farm stainless steel milk vats, DTS, has unveiled a new growth strategy, eyeing new domestic and export markets.

Foodbanks seek 1m litres of milk

Miraka's Grant Jackson (left), Feed Out donor Hularau Farm's Lisa Kearins, and Feed Out's Wayne Langford celebrate the first production of milk, destined for Taupo district foodbanks.

Foodbanks around the country could soon be handing out two-litre packs of milk with each food parcel.

Oz dairy summit canned

The Australian Dairy Conference has been postponed in light of Australia's recent Covid-19 outbreak.

The growing Covid-19 outbreak in Australia has forced the postponement of Australian Dairy Conference scheduled for Hobart in February 2022.

Top global dairy brand

Yili owns Oceania Dairy and Westland Milk in New Zealand.

Chinese company Yili, which has a sizeable presence in New Zealand, has been chosen as the world's most valuable dairy brand.

Champions happy to remain small artisan cheesemakers

2021 New Zealand Champion Cheesemakers, Annie and Geoff Nieuwenhuis prefer to remain a small artisan family business.

New Zealand's 2021 champion cheesemakers prefer to remain a small artisan family business.

South's first winter grazing contract

Dairy Holdings chief executive Colin Glass says there were a number of reasons to get the consent process dealt with early.

Environment Southland has granted its first winter grazing consent under the new National Environmental Standards for Freshwater.

Zero Carbon Act could cost Waikato farms $5,200/year

Farmers are being urged to be proactive and budget for compliance with the new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission regulations.

A Waipa-based chartered accountant says the average Waikato dairy farm could incur a $5,200/ year cost when the Zero Carbon Act comes into force in 2025.