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Embattled Australian dairy co-op Murray Goulburn says it is willing to work with other processors on a commodity milk price index.
Tasmania will send fresh milk to China from early next year.
Reviewing the nature of its cooperative structure will be a challenge for Westland Milk Products (WMP), says the outgoing chairman, Matt O’Regan.
Farm comparison work will start soon to support scientifically the claim that a biologically active fertiliser system now used on 200 dairy farms reduces environmental impacts and raises profits.
The sooner farmers install walk-on loading ramps for bobby calves the better, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard.
Tatua chief executive Paul McGilvary will step down on January 31, a satisfied man.
New Zealand dairy farmers need to have a greater passion for the milk they produce beyond the farmgate, according to KPMG’s head of global agri, Ian Proudfoot.
A newly published report by KPMG shows that in the last two years China has been the single biggest offshore investor in the New Zealand dairy sector, placing 28% of the $1.3 billion that came into dairy and milk processing from offshore.
The possible future of dairy farming was displayed in Canterbury recently to attendees of the NZ Grassland Association’s 78th annual conference, held this year in Timaru.
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Fonterra is introducing a new patented global food quality seal – ‘Trusted Goodness’ – for its products as part of its business strategy to add value to milk and maximise returns for its farmers.
Bay of Plenty farmer and accountant Donna Smit has been nominated by the Fonterra board for one of the two director vacancies.
Milk collection in Waikato is now down 14% on daily collection last year, says Fonterra.
Another 40 million cartons of whipping cream will soon be rolling down the conveyors at Fonterra’s state-of-the-art Waitoa UHT facility every year, as the cooperative keeps pace with growing demand.
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