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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Everyone knows rats and mice can navigate mazes, but cows?
New feeds that make cows less flatulent are a discovery that could truly save the world.
The government deserves a pat on the back for exempting dairy farmers from the proposed health and safety laws.
The UK’s competition watchdog has signalled it is likely to approve the sale of Dairy Crest’s loss-making milk operations to German yoghurt giant Müller.
European dairy giant Arla Foods is setting out this month to make it clear to its consumers that the company is owned by farmers.
Dairybase is a quick, easy and essential tool for farm businesses pushing for profit, says northern New South Wales dairy farmer David Binney.
Dairy Australia chairman Geoff Akers says China is a growing and long term market for the Australian dairy industry.
The long-term dairy market remains strong despite the severe downturn affecting milk prices, says Rabobank.
As regional councils across New Zealand roll out their land and water plans, the farming sector faces a whole raft of new challenges.
Fonterra wants changes to regulations which force it to supply large processors with raw milk and which requires it to accept all milk from new suppliers.
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Fonterra's new $235 million dryer at its Pahiatua site in Manawatu has processed its first milk.
The low payout may starting to affect farm sales in the dairy sector.
MetService is warning farmers to expect a cold spring or, as meteorologist Georgina Griffiths says, a spring on steroids.
Fonterra is being “commercially rational” by reducing the volumes sold on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, says Fonterra managing director global ingredients, Kelvin Wickham.
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