Synthetic milk
OPINION: Will synthetic milk derail NZ's economy?
They're sung to while being milked, enjoy daily massages and are fed digestive biscuits.
Labour's proposed water tax is causing jitters in the farming sector.
Another reason not to kill the goose that laid the golden egg: Stats NZ says we achieved a rare July trade surplus of $85 million this year, thanks to a recovery in dairy export prices.
One teaspoon of soil contains more living organisms than there are people in the world. Without this biological diversity there would be no life on earth.
Southern German dairying practice of keeping cows indoors 24/7 makes a convincing argument for getting cows out of winter cold -- or mid-summer heat -- and explaining why more cow barns are springing up in the south of New Zealand.
Cheese, butter and milk powder manufacturing has been picked in the top five of 200 New Zealand industries to perform well this year, according to global business intelligence company IBISWorld.
Nominations are open for two farmer-elected directors on DairyNZ board.
Fonterra can and should lead efforts within the agricultural sector to farm within environmental limits, says Carolyn Mortland, Fonterra’s director of social responsibility.
The farming sector has its head in the sand if it doesn’t realise water is a huge issue waiting to be tackled, says Labour’s primary industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor.
Utilising pasture while minimising soil damage are among the main issues dairy farmers have grappled with in early spring, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager extension.
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A ground breaking ceremony at Lincoln University has marked the start of work on the $206 million new joint facility to house AgResearch and Lincoln University researchers, students and staff.
Fonterra's new $150 million cheese plant in Australia will help meet growing demand, says the co-op’s Australia managing director René Dedoncker.
The government and the Labour Party should reach a bipartisan consensus on how to roll out the current Trans Pacific Partnership process, says trade expert Stephen Jacobi.
We need to be positive that our product can be premium and people will pay for it, says John Hayward of Judge Valley Dairies.
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