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Global Dairy Trade prices are coming back relatively quickly and Fonterra expects whole milk powder prices to keep climbing over the next six months, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
The US dairy interests will realise within five to 10 years they got it wrong by opposing dairy tariff removal in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
New Zealand Wool Services International CEO John Dawson says the strengthened New Zealand dollar has negatively impacted at this week's South Island sale with most types easing in local terms.
Former farm manager Michael James Whitelock was been jailed for 4 and a half years and disqualified from owning animals for 10 years after pleading guilty to animal cruelty.
Whole-farm soil testing saves Taranaki farmer Hayden Lawrence about $15,000 on fertiliser each year.
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction has delivered more good new for dairy farmers.
Fonterra and the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) heads are both disappointed in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on dairy but there are "useful gains".
Setting up tractors for best performance relies in large part on getting the ballasting right, for weight distribution and maximum traction in the paddock, or creating balance and safety using frontloaders.
Lely says its new Hibiscus 1515 CD four rotor rake is designed for demanding operations, available in working widths of 11-14.8m and swath widths from 1.2-3.5m.
Since the SFF/Shanghai Maling deal was announced earlier last month some SFF shareholders, and other critics, have expressed concerns about the implications of foreign investment.
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Independent Waikato dairy company Tatua Cooperative has given its 114 suppliers a financial boost with a final payout of $7.10 per kilogram of milksolids for the 2014-15 season.
Independent Waikato dairy company Tatua Cooperative has given its 114 suppliers a financial boost with a final payout of $7.10 per kilogram of milksolids for the 2014-15 season.
Eight Fonterra Shareholders Council members have been returned unopposed for another three-year term.
John Dawson, CEO of NZWSI, reports that the South Island sale this week saw a strong market with steady support.
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