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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Dairy Women's Network (DWN) is partnering with ASB to run NZ-wide workshops aimed at building farmers’ financial confidence.
Farmer and former Fonterra board member Mark Townshend explains ten things that may help transition farmers through to the next generation of successful dairying and food production.
The dairy farmer organiser of a Northland protest at the Government’s “attack on rural communities” hopes such events go nationwide and across the agri sector.
The demise of Westland as a cooperative contains a lesson for all business, says Roz Henry, the new Cooperative Business NZ chief executive.
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction overnight saw little change in dairy prices.
Waikato milk processor Tatua has announced a final payout of $8.50/kgMS for last season, beating all other processors including Fonterra.
Māori-owned milk processor Miraka is now reporting carbon emissions for each of its 100-plus supplier farms.
The global dairy market looks set to remain firm through the coming six months, says Rabobank’s latest global Dairy Quarterly report.
Successful dairy farmer Mark Townshend has a message for young New Zealand farmers: don’t feel sorry for yourself, just embrace the changes.
Dairy farmers are being told that careful planning in spring is important for successful wintering.
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It was standing room only when at least 600 mostly farmers turned out late last week to two meetings in Timaru to learn more about the Government’s proposed freshwater reforms.
Big questions have been raised by farmers at an environmental roadshow on the Government’s freshwater proposals.
Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell is introducing a new “customer led operating model” as part of the co-op’s new strategy.
Fonterra chairman John Monaghan says the co-op's new strategy sounds simple, but the best strategies often are.
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