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Nutrient budgets are being created as part of nutrient management services offered by Ravensdown, as farmers grapple with their changing regulatory obligations.
Will the acceptance of a pay cut by Fonterra boss Theo Spierings solve the dairy industry’s problems? as suggested by Labour primary industries spokesmen Damien O’Connor.
Fonterra's 10,500 farmer shareholders got hit by a double whammy last week.
Dwarf cows could be India’s answer to climate change.
Some South Island retailers are going to great lengths to sell Lewis Road Creamery’s famous chocolate milk.
NZ First deserves a pat on the back for defending farmers against the furore over high milk prices.
To compare the retail prices of Coke and milk and say the Coke was more affordable than milk is misleading.
The UK dairy industry is in turmoil with milk price below the cost of production. The National Farmers Union says 450 English and Welsh farmers have quit in the past 12 months.
Despite milk price volatility most Australian dairy farmers enjoyed a good 2014-15 season.
Fonterra subsidiary MyMilk says it continues to attract interest from new suppliers.
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Despite some spring health issues and the falling milk price, Webster Farms, the Hauraki Plains P3 Focus Farm, increased production by 10,617kgMS in its first year as a focus farm.
One of the country’s largest family corporate dairy farmers has questioned the relevance of Fonterra shareholders council.
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.
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