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DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says the current downturn in the dairy industry is different from others in the past.
DairyNZ advice to limit dairy cows to 8kgDM/head/day of fodder beet is “right in the danger zone” a leading researcher into the crop’s use is warning.
Dairy farms hit by recent floods in the lower North Island are slowly drying out according to DairyNZ.
Levin organic dairy farmer Murray Moxham considers himself lucky to have got off relatively lightly during the recent floods that struck the lower North Island.
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DairyNZ is challenging the common practice of feeding more to higher yielding cows.
One year ago South Island Dairy Event delegates were ‘Riding the wave’. This year the 500-or-so farmers and industry staff at Lincoln late last month were looking for ‘Upside’ in a world of weak prices and growing regulation.
It would be a step backwards to the 1950s if raw milk has to be delivered to homes instead of to collection points in the cities, says Raw Milk Producers Association of NZ chairman Ray Ridings.
Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard has leapt to the defence of Fonterra, saying much of the criticism against them is misguided.
The falling New Zealand dollar remains a silver lining for dairy farmers rattled by the eighth straight drop in the Global Dairy Trade price index.
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Fonterra farmers want the co-op to spell out the impact of its struggling Australian business on shareholder returns.
Farm animal nutrition company SealesWinslow says its $10 million upgrade is making the business more efficient.
Rural internet is powering Mobile Health Solutions (MHS) as a unique paperless mobile surgical centre, the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
Fonterra has started consulting staff on proposals to streamline its business. The co-op is likely to shed hundreds of jobs as part of the review.
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