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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
NORTHLAND DAIRY farmers need to take action to ensure the impact of recent wet weather is not carried over into coming seasons.
OPEN COUNTRY Dairy Ltd has been fined more than $35,000 for discharging objectionable odour from its Waharoa factory at the time of last year's "spring flush" when milk supply was high.
With the launch of its first wireless farm monitoring camera FMC-IP1, dairy automation company DeLaval now offers farmers the possibility of true real-time monitoring over their livestock and buildings from smartphones, tablets or computers.
Westland Milk farmer shareholders will be watching their spending very closely after the co-op slashed 60c off its 2014-15 forecast payout.
FONTERRA'S DECISION to pump $555 million into Edendale and Lichfield plant upgrades represents a huge vote of confidence in the dairy industry and the provinces.
ORGANISERS HAVE brought forward the usual final entry date for the 2015 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards because of the popularity of the awards this year.
NELSON DAIRY farmer Julian Raine is bringing the country into the city, teaming up with the Fonterra Milk for Schools Programme and Victory Primary School.
SYNLAIT MILK expects strong global demand for its lactoferrin to continue since it began commercially producing and selling the milk protein earlier this year.
THE ASB has held its milk price forecast at $5.80kg/MS for the 2014/15 season after a mixed bag in the overnight GDT auction.
HEREFORD FRIESIAN cross calves are fetching astounding premium prices in parts of New Zealand as the annual round of calf sales gets into full swing.
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NOMINATIONS HAVE opened for the 2014 Fonterra Elections.
ASB HAS revised down it milk price forecast for the 2014/15 season for the second time in less than a month to $5.80/kg of milk solids.
A WORKING GROUP has been set up to develop a 'roadmap' on how to meet the future capability needs of the dairy processing industry.
DAIRYNZ HAS appointed David McCall (above) to a new role of general manager of research and development as part of a plan to more closely integrate its research work with the products, tools, resources and services developed for farmers.
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