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Nitrate sensor ready for launch

Lincoln Agritech’s Brian Miller with a prototype of the nitrate sensor beside sampling bores.

Lincoln Agritech has unveiled an advanced optical nitrate sensor for groundwater which it says will bring a paradigm shift in New Zealand’s groundwater management.

Sweet finish key to success for winning blue cheese

Whitestone Cheese chief executive Simon Berry.

Much of the success of Whitestone’s Vintage Windsor Blue cheese comes down to North Otago milk, with the cows grazing off grass from limestone soils, says chief executive Simon Berry.

Plantain to the rescue

Will plantain come to the rescue on nitrate? Researchers at Massey University think so.

Unfazed by rules

Sellers of raw milk in New Zealand are taking new regulations in their stride.

Truth about milk

The Australian dairy industry is joining the fight to clarify the meaning of the word ‘milk’.

Milk stoush over

A David and Goliath battle has ended with David’s victory! A dispute between Fonterra and Lewis Road Creamery over labelling on Kapiti milk bottles is over.

Border skirmishes mark first 100 days in office

Donald Trump has completed a turbulent 100 days in the White House.

Plenty's been said about the first 100 days of the Trump presidency – more about unfulfilled campaign promises than tangible action – but in recent weeks the dairy industry has been drawn into some of the posturing.

Farmers rise to GE-free cheese demand

FrieslandCampina is eyeing GE-free milk cheese for German consumers.

A group of farmer shareholders in the European co-op FrieslandCampina will start producing milk without using genetically engineered animal feed.

Wide ranging strategies in dairy lineup

Each dairy processor is a major company in its own right, says a new report.

The revenue range/kgMS of New Zealand’s dairy companies is remarkably wide -- from Tatua’s $18.58 to Fonterra’s commodity return of $5.81 -- says a new report on the dairy industry.