Too Lenient
OPINION: Reckless action by Greenpeace in 2024 forced Fonterra to shut down a drying plant for four hours, costing the co-op…
Many farms are struggling with wet soils making for slower growth rates and poorer utilisation.
A fast track to the top has taken Ash-Leigh Campbell, of Canterbury, into the role of national chairwoman of NZ Young Farmers.
I was intrigued earlier this year when Fonterra said milk production was only down 1%.
Dairy farming is a hands-on industry, but Frankie Stevens discovered that understanding the theory and business practices that underpin a farm is the key to success, comments Primary ITO.
A new service from Ravensdown will meet the stated need of farmers and other rural people for catchment-scale improvement of water quality.
This month, Fonterra marks the one-year anniversary of TIAKI – our sustainable dairying programme that helps farmers make their operations more environmentally compliant.
Farmers are unhappy and confused with the NAIT changes rushed through Parliament into law.
If you enjoy a breakfast of milky cereal and tea, then today is your lucky day.
As the movement away from plastic accelerates, one wonders if plastic milk bottles will be next.
With Manuka honey selling for $200/kg all beekeepers must be swimming in cash, right?
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The anti-1080 crowd seems to have gone completely feral.
LIC chairman Murray King has won the Cooperative Leader of the Year award.
In the year Skellerup’s iconic Red Band gumboots turn 60, the company is celebrating a record profit.
Farmers in New South Wales are digging in to survive as the drought worsens.
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