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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
Fonterra has appointed Farm Source head Miles Hurrell as its new interim chief executive.
The last decade has been littered with unsuccessful joint ventures in China and we’ll probably see more, says Tim Hunt, Rabobank’s general manager food and agribusiness research in New Zealand and Australia.
Fonterra and global energy management company Schneider Electric have teamed up to improve electricity use at the world’s largest milk powder dryer.
As a dairy farmer, how do you respond to negative comments about farming in the media? Write a book; that’s what Manawatu sharemilker Amy Gemmell did.
Most farms infected with Mycoplasma bovis may already have been detected but you must be confident you have got the last one, says MPI veterinarian epidemiologist Andy McFadden.
The Mycoplasma bovis outbreak is heading for its first real crunch point in a couple of weeks with the start of the next round of bulk milk tests.
Methane prompted a number of questions from rural professionals to experts last week, but none of the answers gave any joy to those who think methane should be a special case among greenhouse gases (GHG).
New Zealand has the highest agricultural emissions of the 170 countries that have ratified the Paris agreement, says DairyNZ’s Nick Tait.
New Zealand farmers will see no immediate difference onfarm from the sale of the PGG Wrightson Seeds business.
A2 milk market leader a2 Milk Company (a2MC) is eyeing a joint infant formula production facility with Fonterra in New Zealand.
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New Fonterra chairman John Monaghan says regulation forcing the co-op to pick milk from farmers is past its use-by date.
In a shock move, Fonterra is reducing the 2017-18 final payout by 5c to $6.70/kgMS.
After little movement in wages in recent years, people working in primary industries have made gains in what they earn, according to the latest Federated Farmers Rabobank Remuneration Survey.
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index remains unchanged after the overnight auction.
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