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.

The Commerce Commission is calling for submissions to the draft report it has released on its first statutory review of Fonterra's milk price manual.

Nominations will soon open for the 2013 Dairy Woman of the Year award which includes the chance to attend the year-long Women in Leadership course run by Global Women.

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.

Fonterra has appointed the establishment board of FSF Fund Management Company Ltd, the manager of the Fonterra Shareholders Fund.

FONTERRA CHAIRMAN Henry van der Heyden says the $8.2 million paid out to former chief executive Andrew Ferrier is not a ‘golden parachute’ deal. It is instead related to Ferrier’s performance during his eight-year stint at the co-op.

DAIRY INDUSTRY leaders are certain about one thing: uncertainty in the global dairy market.

IT’S A day-on, day-off working week for New Zealand’s best ever artificial breeding bull Howies Checkpoint. Farmers are lining up to use the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ bull in the upcoming dairy mating season, but LIC says it has to make sure he doesn’t get worn out. 

WHEN MANY farms are resorting to immigrant labour to solve staffing issues, Mid Canterbury contract milker Shane Edwards is taking a different tack with an all-homegrown policy.