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Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the industry should be “incredibly proud” of how far thinking and onfarm practices in sustainability have come in a short time.
Global milk production will need to increase by 26% in the next decade to meet expected consumer requirements, according to Torsten Hemme, the managing director of the IFCN Dairy Research Centre in Germany.
The income outlook for New Zealand dairy farmers for the new season looks good, but other challenges loom.
Dairy products will be high on the agenda when New Zealand and the European Union begin formal negotiations next month on a free trade agreement (FTA).
A new leader is at the helm of Hamilton’s Dairy Goat Cooperative but don’t expect big changes.
Dairy Trainee of the Year Simone Smail wants to keep climbing the industry ladder.
The 2018 Dairy Manager of the Year winner Gerard Boerjan aims for excellence in everything he does.
The winners of the 2018 NZ Dairy Industry Awards, Dan and Gina Duncan, are overwhelmingly positive about the industry.
A government decision on on how to deal with Mycoplasma bovis in the future should be known early this week.
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister for Agriculture and Biosecurity Damien O’Connor stepped into gumboots last Monday at a Waikato dairy farm to hear farmers’ and others’ views on M. bovis.
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Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says volumes for the year were down by 5%, driven by lower inventory.
Volatility in earnings is the result of prices staying high for milk-price products, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
Fonterra's $7/kgMS opening milk price is at the top end of the range seen by market followers and analysts.
Dairy farmers know early starts well. Rob and Di Bridgeman are also early finishers.
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