Buttery prize
OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Rural Support Trust (RST) and New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) have agreed to work together in supporting rural communities.
Surviving an earthquake and two major floods have made hitting the 100-year milestone that much sweeter for Fonterra’s Edgecumbe site.
OPINION: I believe Fonterra’s governance and representation as well as capital structure are interconnected, and both are important to the survival of the co-op.
Entries to select the top Māori dairy farm for the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy competition are being invited from all Māori dairy farmers, trusts and other entities around the country.
Nominations for the upcoming Ruralco board of directors election close next week.
WorkSafe New Zealand is reviewing operations, looking for savings.
Over the next three weeks, leading lights from within the agriculture industry will come together with a shared purpose - to help the world’s best producers of milk stand strong.
ACT Party agriculture spokesman Mark Cameron claims that current Agriculture Minister, Damien O’Connor doesn’t understand farmers.
Fonterra farmers acknowledge that the forecast 2023-24 farmgate milk price range of $6 - $7.50/kgMS is well below break-even point for many of them.
Fonterra farmers have given the co-operative a thumbs up following an impressive full-year result.
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DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says the low forecast farmgate milk price is already putting a lot of pressure on dairy farmers and their cashflows.
A warning to dairy farmers: don’t try to buy yourself out of any drought.
Despite being in financial doldrums, Synlait has created a five-year foodservice strategy that will target the Chinese market.
Listed Canterbury milk processor Synlait isn't ruling out more painful news for its shareholders this financial year.
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