Synthetic milk
OPINION: Will synthetic milk derail NZ's economy?
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is offering free resource consents to landowners to move to the next stage of a plan change associated with reducing nitrogen leaching into Lake Rotorua.
A plantain shown able to slash nitrogen leaching from urine patches is an “important and exciting finding,” says DairyNZ spokesman Bruce Thorrold.
Two New Zealand scientists and a Monash, Victoria, biologist have shown that methane-oxidising bacteria (good for tackling greenhouse gas) are more flexible and resilient than previously thought.
A young couple, Will and Kirsten Rolton, in South Waikato, are on a path to farm ownership, supported by smaller herd farmers.
Owl Farm at St Peter’s School, Cambridge is a venture by Lincoln University and seven commercial partners to demonstrate good practice on a working farm, while encouraging farmers and young people to succeed in the dairy industry.
Before sharemilkers Christopher and Siobhan O’Malley, of Lauriston, mid-Canterbury, started dairy farming they knew nothing of the generosity of New Zealand’s rural communities.
Canterbury milk processor Synlait is looking to expand into own-branded consumer products after posting a record net profit.
The butter boom is rolling on, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.
Westland Milk Products (WMP) chairman Pete Morrison says the proposed changes to the governance structure of the cooperative will impose more accountability on the board.
Neil and Glenda Gray are proudly continuing a 112-year family dairy business at Turua on the Hauraki Plains.
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Global dairy companies including Fonterra are lining up to snare Australia’s largest dairy processor.
Fonterra farmers will receive a final milk payout of $6.52/kgMS for last season.
Fonterra farmers will receive a final milk payout of $6.52/kgMS for last season.
Fat-based products have once again led a rise in the GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction price index.
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