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OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having…
Fonterra farmers will receive an advance rate of $5.10/kgMS for milk supplied over the next four months.
While New Zealand might not have the hills associated with Switzerland, the concept of a self-propelled round baler makes an interesting proposition.
Fonterra says it will announce an on-farm emissions target (Scope 3 target) by the end of this year.
Fonterra has announced a final 2022-23 season farmgate milk price of $8.22/kgMS and a full-year dividend of 50c.
With the launch of the new John Deere 1 Series Round Balers, New Zealand round bale producers will now be able to document bale moisture and weight in near real-time, using innovative Bale Doc technology.
With a working width of up to 9.50m, the Claas Disco 9700 butterfly disc mower is available in five versions with the choice of tine or roller conditioner units and swath merging.
With Agritechnica 2023 just around the corner and a reputation for getting grass knocked over quickly, German manufacturer Krone has released details of two newcomers to their butterfly mower conditioner range in the shape of the EasyCut B1050 CV (Collect) and the EasyCut B880 CV/CR (Collect).
Dairy farmers will be paying a higher TB differential slaughter levy from next month despite concerns raised by DairyNZ.
West Coast dairy farmer and Holstein Friesian breeder Alex King has innovation and adaptability in his blood.
OPINION: Like all Kiwis and small business owners, dairy farmers have been feeling the effects of rising costs. Coupled with the recent forecast cuts in milk price many will now be thinking about their business viability.
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OPINION: While the champagne corks have been popping in New Zealand with our victory over Canada at the latest CPTTP outcome, in Canada, humble pie might be the order of the day.
OPINION: Greenpeace protesters did their favourite party no favours during Parliament’s final Question Time before the election.
OPINION: Farmers have been slapped with another rise in levy.
OPINION: Waikato's newest milk processor, Olam has poached one of Fonterra’s biggest milk suppliers in the region.
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