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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.
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.
John Dawson, CEO of NZWSI, reports that the South Island sale this week saw a strong market with steady support.
Fonterra farmers are disappointed with the final payout of $4.65/kgMS for last season.
Fonterra expects to collect 5% less milk this season compared to last year.
Fonterra chief executive, Theo Spierings, says improved second half results in the 2015 financial year were driven by a strong focus on cash and costs.
Fonterra has lifted its 2015-16 forecast payout by 75 cents to $5.00 to $5.10/kgMS.
The farmgate milk price increases to $4.60 and the dividend payment remains at 40 to 50c/share.
Waikato Milking Systems is buying one of New Zealand's leading dairy effluent management solutions companies, Hi-Tech Enviro Solutions.
Oceania Dairy has announced they will supply farmers with a guaranteed minimum milk payout of $4.50/kgMS for the 2015-16 season.
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Large passenger vehicles seem to lost favour in suburbia, giving way to utes as the macho movers and shakers.
Craig Kusabs, chief executive of the Maori agribusiness, Tumunui Trust, says a desire to keep things simple prompted the choice of an Archway Group weeping wall effluent system.
Side-by-side farm vehicles are increasingly popular in the utility and recreational markets, and specialist maker Polaris has models showing high-performance pedigree.
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