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All 350,000 primary school children throughout New Zealand will be offered a free serving of milk every school day from next year, as part of the nationwide Fonterra Milk for Schools programme, the dairy cooperative announced today.
Fonterra's dairy farmer supplier-shareholders are welcoming an early Christmas gift, with the cooperative lifting its 2012/13 forecast payout by 25 cents per kilogram of milk solids (kg/MS).
Meat and dairy products dominated the rise in total manufacturing sales for the September 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand says.
Fonterra is suspending for six months the five cents differential between its share-backed and non-share backed Farmgate Milk Price.
Northland kids have been drinking more milk – at school and at home – since the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme started in early 2012, according to an independent evaluation by the University of Auckland.
THE COUNTRY’S second-largest breeding company is welcoming the transfer of the dairy core database to DairyNZ.
INVESTMENT IN new dairy conversions could be affected by last minute changes to the Land and Water Forum’s third report, says IrrigationNZ’s chief executive Andrew Curtis.
A NEW graduate school of dairying will get underway immediately at Auckland University, says the dean of science, Professor Grant Guilford.
A LACK of good business and succession plans is causing a number of large dairy farming businesses to falter, risking collapse, says a dairy farmer who’s now regarded as an expert in this area.
GLOBAL DAIRY commodity prices continue to rise and fundamentals are supporting a firmer tone across dairy markets as global supply diminishes.
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LAST WEEK in the central North Island, there were rumblings, steam rose and an ash cloud covered some farms.
NEW ZEALAND produces the freshest, cleanest milk – fastest, too, according to advertisements. ‘The fastest is the freshest and the freshest tastes the best’ is supported by research using taste panels; few people like the taste of milk as it sours.
FONTERRA’S NEWEST site in South Canterbury has broken a record already – producing 924 tonnes of whole milk powder in one week.
OLYMPIC ROWING gold medal winner Mahe Drysdale will be among a line-up of high-calibre speakers to the Dairy Women Network’s conference in Nelson in March where discussions will include the rural/urban divide, environmental constraints and developing future leaders.
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