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OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
OPINION: Industry-good bodies have had a torrid time recently, with some facing backlash from farmers particularly over their stance on emissions pricing and He Waka Eke Noa.
OPINION: Mystery Creek Fieldays was a more positive affair than many expected, given the headwinds facing farmers lately.
OPINION: Labour leader Chris Hipkins' current tagline must have been pinched from Sinatra's song 'My Way' as he trudges around the provinces lamenting, 'Regrets, I've had a few'.
Dairy processors are happy with the Government’s move to reduce redtape for exporters.
The fortunes of the dairy industry are expected to bounce back in about a year’s time, according to the Director General of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Ray Smith.
Farm plastic recycler, Agrecovery’s Green-farms Product Stewardship Scheme (GPSS) has been officially accredited under the Waste Minimisation Act (2008).
Makers and retailers of animal health and crop thriving products are backing the Government’s plan to step up approval processes for new offerings.
Fonterra is opening a sixth application centre in China to boost its growing foodservice business.
Earlier signalling by the dairy industry of how many hectares of maize silage is required each season would assist maize growers to better plan their planting programmes, says the Foundation for Arable Research’s Ivan Lawrie.
Taupo-based milk processor Miraka has landed a deal to supply premium low-carbon A2 milk products into China.
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A former New Zealand Dairy Board marketing executive believes Fonterra should retain its consumer business but change the way it's running the business.
Strong demand for milkfats - anhydrous milkfat (AMF) and butter - is helping boost the farmgate milk price, according to ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby.
Synlait farmers can do nothing but watch from the sidelines as the company battles its financial woes, says supplier Willy Leferink.
Farmers are now more pessimistic about prospects for the broader agri economy.
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