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FONTERRA HAS signed a five-year strategic agreement with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to drive innovation in sustainable farming, manufacturing, health, nutrition and consumer dairy products.
PLANS TO establish a state-of-the-art food technology and production hub in the small North Waikato township of Kerepehi have moved closer – with several large blocks of bare land with development potential being placed on the market.
THE HEAVY snow showers falling in Southland and Otago have come at a bad time with most dairy farmers well into calving.
THE DAIRY Women's Network and its network partner Tru-Test will be educating dairy women around automation and how it can support decision-making on the farm.
LONG-SERVING FONTERRA director, Jim van der Poel, will retire from the cooperative's board in November, after 12 years of service.
DAIRY FARMERS should pay close attention to farm costs this season, says industry body DairyNZ, in response to the reduced 2014/15 forecast milk price.
WESTLAND HAS announced a pay-out prediction of $6 to $6.40/kgMS before retentions for the 2014-15 season just started.
NOMINATIONS WILL open next month for a new farmer-elected director for DairyNZ’s board following the resignation of Barbara Kuriger from Taranaki.
A THAMES farming company was ordered by a judge "not to commence milking" until a new dairy effluent system was in operation on its Kopu farm.
FONTERRA AND the Department of Conservation (DOC) are a year into their 10 year partnership to improve the Waituna catchment and marked the moment with a Community Open Day today (July 25).
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The Dairy Workers Union says redundancies at a Fonterra packaging plant in Waikato will come as a heavy blow to those affected and the union will be doing everything it can to support workers.
FONTERRA PLANS to realign its packing operations at Canpac, in the Waikato, to focus more on paediatric nutritionals.
FONTERRA HAS launched the second instalment of its Farm Focus YouTube series showcasing responsible dairying initiatives taking place on New Zealand dairy farms.
THE a2 Milk Company (a2MC) has achieved approval from regulatory agencies in China to resume shipments of its a2 Platinum infant formula.
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