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Don Galletly’s Loch Ness dairy farm on the Emu Plain, near Waiau, remains the only one in North Canterbury unable to milk in the wake of the November 14 quake.
They can be described as Fonterra’s unsung heroes.
Fonterra has announced the launch of a new range of premium Anchor products in China, in response to the ongoing growth in demand for safe, high-quality dairy nutrition.
The Global Dairy Trade price index was up 3.5% overnight – with at least one major bank now saying the farmgate milk price may go higher.
One new director and nine new Shareholders’ Councillors will take office following the Fonterra annual meeting on Thursday.
Bay of Plenty dairy farmer Donna Smit has been elected to Fonterra’s board.
Synlait Milk won the Best Growth Strategy category at the 2016 Deloitte Top 200 Awards last night.
Claas has unveiled its two-model Variant 400 series round balers, due for release in New Zealand and Australia in 2017.
Hot on the heels of the M7 series launch Kubota has announced its new M5 series to spearhead an attack in the important 100hp sector.
The big dairy processors in New Zealand are lifting payout forecasts for 2015-16 in a further sign of a rebound in global milk prices.
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Dairy remains a key risk to New Zealand’s financial stability says the Reserve Bank.
Dairy automation specialist Lely has developed a version of its Discovery robot to remove manure from solid floors, unlike the original which could only push muck through floor slats.
The first 84-bail composite Waikato Milking Systems rotary platform built in the US has won an energy efficiency award.
As the milk price nuzzles $6/kgMS, dairy farmers with financial clout can again turn to dealing with effluent and some equipment makers can cease holding their breath.
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