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DROUGHT IN the US and New Zealand economics are coming together in a delicate dance that could affect returns to Kiwi farmers.
TO SAY that Fonterra has been through an unsettling time in recent years would be an understatement. Like the global dairy prices, the co-op has seen it all: ups and downs, free-falls and a few spikes in between.
ALLIANCE ROADSHOWS are always must-see events; the recent cooperative meeting at Milton appeared to have the catchy theme ‘too much for too long.’ It was a message most sheep farmers will quickly recognise as our meat industry leaders prepare us for the inevitable drop in schedule prices, when the season gets under way.
Some could argue Mike Barton (see main story) was more psychologically prepared when he took over his Taupo catchment farm in 2004. Variation 5 was going to happen and it was just a matter of the thrashing out final details.
TAUPO FARMER Mike Barton played a leading role in negotiating with Environment Waikato over its controversial nitrogen loss law for the catchment, Variation 5. It’s a law which has hit all farmers in the area in the pocket, both in the short and long term.
A STUDY looking at the wider implications of cold storing colostrum has given the practice a preliminary all clear.
FAST GROWING, easily delivered lambs with great survivability and conformation: that’s what you can expect when you use a Southdown ram, says breed society president Blair Robertson.
YOU LEARN from your mistakes, observes quad loading-ramp supplier Ian McNeill, of Macs Equipment.
TE PARI Products new Cattlemaster iDraft cattle crush is said to be getting the ‘thumbs up’ from Lochiel Farms, Franklin, general manager Kim Robinson. The 3600ha farm has bought two units.
A FLAT floor and a remarkable sense of cab space distinguish the new T4 tractor range from New Holland.
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A more subdued season for pastoral farm business in 2012/13 is predicted by the Ministry for Primary Industries with typical farms models showing dairy profit after tax down 57%, sheep and beef down 15%, but deer getting a boost.
New Zealand Young Farmers is celebrating a milestone reaching over 2000 members.
Landcorp Farming expects substantial further growth in last year's record dairy production, through the joint venture with Shanghai Pengxin of China and enlargement of established dairy complexes including Wairakei Estate in the central North Island.
FOUR finalists in the 33rd Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year completion have been announced.
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