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The key to using a catch crop to reduce onfarm nitrate leaching is to get it in the ground as soon as possible after winter feeding, says Plant and Food scientist Dr Brendon Malcolm.
The largest milk powder producer in the US, DairyAmerica is coming back to Global Dairy Trade (GDT), re-launching skim milk powder on July 16.
AB technicians are safer onfarm after a national safety campaign to improve their work environments.
Decisions are being made about and for New Zealand’s rural communities by the 80% of the population who live in urban areas, say the authors of a new book on rural change.
Canterbury and Southland dairy farmers under active surveillance for Mycoplasma bovis should get support and work with their grazier to develop a plan as they send stock to winter grazing, says DairyNZ.
New Zealand cheesemakers fear that European proposals to protect names of many common foodstuffs may stifle local investment and innovation in cheesemaking, and limit choices for NZ consumers.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor isn’t happy with the high number of farms yet to re-register with the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme ahead of Moving Day, June 1.
Trade expert Stephen Jacobi says he thinks New Zealand cheesemakers are rightly concerned about a European Union plan to protect the names of common cheeses.
The sheep milk industry is setting its sights on the dairy industry as it looks to pick up more farmer suppliers.
Dairy industry critics – in fact every Kiwi – should look at the dairy farm run by Damian and Jane Roper on a small rural road near Patea, Taranaki.
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Waikato should have a new $280 million milk plant up and running by August 2021.
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.
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