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Softer whole milk powder (WMP) prices are not surprising given China’s strong import activity recently and the steadily increasing WMP pricing, says Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins.
Waikato cheesemaker Meyer’s foray into goat milk continues to pay dividends.
Fonterra's revenue for the nine months of this financial year touched $15 billion, up 1% on the same period last year.
Fonterra cannot continue to run unprofitable businesses, says Federated Farmers Dairy vice president Wayne Langford.
Fonterra is defending the wide forecast milk price range for the new season announced last week.
Westgold Salted Butter, produced at Hokitika on the West Coast, is the best in the country.
Fonterra has announced an opening forecast milk price range of $6.25 to $7.25/kgMS for the new season.
After eleven consecutive rises, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index dropped in the overnight auction.
Overgrown hooves can cause a lot of problems in goat herds including stress on joints and bacterial and fungal infections.
When harvesting grass silage, farmers and contractors strive to get the highest possible forage quality to increase profits.
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The Alstrong Aerator enables farmers and contractors to get better pasture growth by aerating the upper levels of paddocks, says the national distributor, the Duncan division of Giltrap Engineering.
It's not only the rural sector coming under pressure to clean up its environmental footprint.
John Deere's HarvestLab 3000 system has won the company a European Land and Soil Management Award at a Forum for Agriculture event.
A whiteboard messaging system developed by a young newcomer to dairy farming has blossomed into a standalone business.
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