WHEN SYNLAIT Farms was announced as a Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year finalist, chief executive Juliet Maclean stressed the value they place on the people in their business.

WE ARE rapidly approaching the final quarter of a season many Australian dairy farmers will want to forget.

IT WILL be all on for those who enjoy noise, smoke and more at this year’s Central Districts Field Days (CDFDs) tractor pull event sponsored by Norwood Farm Machinery.

Silver Fern Farms has signed a long-term blood protein joint partnership with a world-leading biotechnology company.

The declaration of a medium scale adverse event drought declaration will provide some relief for upper North Island farmers, Federated Farmers Waikato provincial president James Houghton says.

New Zealand-based Fonterra and Netherlands-based A-ware Food Group have given the green light to develop a new cheese plant and dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen in the north of the Netherlands.

Leading rural recycling programme Agrecovery is again offering $5000 worth of rewards to encourage more farmers and growers to get recycling.

A FONTERRA scientist Dr Jeremy Hill has been elected president of the International Dairy Federation (IDF), the first New Zealander to hold that role in its 109-year history. Hill is director, research science technology and development, at Fonterra.

Fonterra has released details of TAF (trading among farmers) which will allow outsiders to invest in the co-op for the first time.

Fonterra has released details of TAF (trading among farmers) which will allow outsiders to invest in the co-op for the first time.