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Buttery prize

OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having the last laugh when it comes to cashing in on NZ grass-fed butter.

Gene Bill rumours

OPINION: The Gene Technology Bill has divided the farming community with strong arguments on both the pros and cons of GM.

Farmers' call

OPINION: Fonterra's $4.22 billion consumer business sale to Lactalis is ruffling a few feathers outside the dairy industry.

Wasted energy

OPINION: Finance Minister Nicola Willis could have saved her staff and MBIE time and effort over ‘buttergate’ recently by not playing politics with butter prices in the first place.

Secure your maize now, don't wait for the scramble

Now is the time to lock in your maize silage procurement strategy.

I recently had the pleasure of attending an AgFirst event in Hamilton where the results of the 2024-25 Waikato-Bay of Plenty Dairy Financial Survey were shared. Based on a 136ha farm milking 379 cows, average farm profit before tax was $405,892, an incredible 286% increase on the 23-24 season.

From Nelson to Dairy Research: Amy Toughey’s Journey

Amy Toughey currently works on a research dairy farm, where she also provides tech support for a new trial.

Driven by a lifelong passion for animals, Amy Toughey's journey from juggling three jobs with full-time study to working on cutting-edge dairy research trials shows what happens when hard work meets opportunity - and she's only just getting started.

AgFirst marks 30 years of agribusiness advice

Three AgFirst’s industries represented at cake cutting - from left: Taylor Howatson (engineering), Peter Livingston (pastoral), and Ross Wilson (horticulture).

AgFirst, New Zealand's largest independent agribusiness consultancy, is turning 30 - celebrating three decades of "trusted advice, practical solutions, and innovative thinking".

ACC urges safety during spring calving

ACC workplace injury prevention manager Paula Wood says over 6000 claims were received during the busy spring period.

Dairy farmers around the country are into the busy spring calving period.

Rural NZ faces shift as copper network deregulation looms

Rural Women NZ president Sandra Matthews.

Rural communities say support is required to shift away from the copper network that has been the only source of internet connection for some parts of rural New Zealand.