Buttery prize
OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
THE BUSINESS plans and personal requirements of small-herd dairy farmers are to be put under the spotlight as part of a survey being organised by Lincoln University Lecturer in Agricultural Management and Agribusiness, Dr Victoria Westbrooke, and Research Fellow, Dr Peter Nuthall.
UNIVERSITY OF Waikato science graduate Courteney Nielsen is enjoying the 'aha!' moments, in her position as a Laboratory Technician at MilkTestNZ.
FOUR FARM sales earlier this month suggest that recent falls in dairy payout forecasts have not diminished appetite for investment in the industry, says a leading national rural property salesperson.
THE WORLD'S largest robotic dairy farm under one roof has swung into operation in South Canterbury.
THE SRI Lanka's Ministry of Health has lifted the temporary hold on the sale of three batches of its 400 gram Anchor full cream milk powder.
ABOUT 120 Southland farmers will be interviewed as from next week as part of the study into what caused cows to become ill or die from eating swedes.
THE FUTURE profitability of dairy farming in the wake of falling international prices for dairy products is likely to be a hot topic when DairyNZ goes to Timaru next week for its annual meeting.
THE FUTURE profitability of dairy farming in the wake of falling international prices for dairy products is likely to be a hot topic when DairyNZ goes to Timaru next week for its annual meeting.
ONE OF New Zealand's top businessmen and long-time leader in the dairy industry, Sir Dryden Thomas Spring, will receive the University of Waikato's most prestigious award of Honorary Doctorate at the graduation ceremony October 22.
The world's biggest robotic dairy farm under one roof has started production in South Canterbury.
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A WESTLAND District Council–Westland Milk Products partnership is proposing a $5 million upgrade to the Hokitika supply to meet the growing demands of the dairy company for high quality water.
WESTLAND HAD a record revenue for the 2013-14 of $830 million, up 46% on the previous year, but admits its payout was not as industry competitive as previous years.
SYNLAIT MILK is now a registered manufacturer of retail-ready infant formula for export to China, following approval from the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA).
FEDERATED FARMERS will launch its new and improved Herd Owning Sharemilking Agreement to dairy farmers tomorrow (October 1).
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