DairyNZ will hold workshops on herd reproductive performance in Northland during August and September in a bid to improve the region's 57% six-week in-calf rate.

Fonterra's record end-of-season quarter has been the cooperative's biggest ever May, June, and July – with 620,000 metric tonnes of dairy products loaded on ships for export to over 100 markets around the world.

Former fertiliser consultant Jim Galloway takes a scientific approach to nutrient use on his Nireaha dairy farm, west of Eketahuna.

The first whole milk powder has rolled off the processing line at Fonterra's new $200 million manufacturing site near Darfield in Canterbury and are bound for South East Asia, China and the Middle East.

DairyNZ scientist Dr Jeremy Bryant takes up his position this week as the new manager of New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL).

FONTERRA CHAIRMAN-ELECT John Wilson has one hurdle to clear before he takes the helm of the co-op in December – and he’s happy about it.

A CONFIDENTIAL submission to the Commerce Commission about Fonterra’s bid for New Zealand Dairies Ltd (NZDL) calls on the commission to investigate the fairness of the sale process.

SOUTH CANTERBURY dairy farmer Alvin Reid has been awarded a Lincoln University Medal for long and meritorious voluntary service to the university.

WELL-MANAGED CALVING lays a foundation for the lifetime productivity of a dairy herd; there is little room for error, says Agrifeeds technical manager, Andrew Oakley.

Top performing New Zealand sheep breeders were recognised at the first-ever Beef + Lamb New Zealand Sheep Industry Awards in Invercargill last week.