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The head of BiosecurityNZ (MPI’s group dealing with Mycoplasma bovis), Roger Smith, says its job is to make NAIT easy so that farmers will comply with it.
Dairy farmers at Fieldays went searching for information on Mycoplasma bovis.
The American dairy genetics standards organisation Certified Semen Services (CSS) is reassuring New Zealand farmers that semen conforming to its protocols is safe from Mycoplasma bovis.
The organiser of last week’s once-a-day (OAD) milking conference in Palmerston North says he is stoked at the turnout.
More segregation of milk to different factories is a strong likelihood for Fonterra, says chairman John Wilson.
The late rise in the farmgate milk price means Fonterra is now paying New Zealand farmers more than most of the world’s farmers are receiving, says chairman John Wilson.
Negotiations towards a free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union have at last got underway.
DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are recommending postponing calf days or looking for alternative events while the Mycoplasma bovis eradication plan is underway.
Exports of organic products from New Zealand are now worth $335 million annually – 42% more than three years ago.
The search is on for new suppliers for Synlait’s new factory at Pokeno, Waikato, opening to receive milk on June 1, 2019.
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Dairy prices softened slightly again at last week’s Global Dairy Trade Event but results were again mixed, says Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins.
Throwing mud at New Zealand First over its comments about Fonterra would not be constructive for the dairy industry, says Federated Farmers dairy industry group chairman Chris Lewis.
Under DIRA, all dairy companies should be required to disclose how much they pay for milk, says Lloyd Downing, a Morrinsville dairy farmer and former Waikato Federated Farmers president.
NZ First should butt out of Fonterra’s business, says Lloyd Downing, a Morrinsville dairy farmer and former Waikato Federated Farmers president.
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