A short week may have been the culprit for a smaller yarding and fewer buyers on the bench at Frankton this week.

The spring lamb market really kicked off today in the heat and wind provided by Hawkes Bay.

The US market continues its run of volatility this week as 90CL gains pace again, but 95CL continues to ease.

FONTERRA’S EXPANSION strategy should go on hold when its farmer suppliers aren’t getting a good return, says a shareholder who has tabled a remit for the cooperative’s annual meeting November 12.

RETIRING Fonterra director Jim van der Poel is back on the board of DairyNZ having retired from it in 2009. He was one of five candidates for Barbara Kuriger’s seat on the board following Kuriger’s resignation in order to stand for Parliament.

STAFFING AND environment issues dominated the discussion at DairyNZ’s annual meeting earlier this month.

THE ROLE of the Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) is especially important this season when the resilience of farming families will come under pressure with the current milk forecast, says Jason Minkhorst, Farm Source managing director.

THE COMMERCIAL launch of Waikato Milking System’s electronic milk meter couldn’t have come at a better time according to chief executive Dean Bell.

A FARMER focus will be at the centre of LIC’s ambitious strategy to at least quadruple business to $1 billion by 2025, says chief executive Wayne McNee.

A NEW Zealand company has developed a heat-tolerant cow that produces more under heat stress.

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