Canterbury won the trifecta at the 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards on Saturday night, with its regional representatives winning all three titles.

The North Island cow kill has still yet to find its feet. This continues to help support beef schedule prices which continue to hold fairly steady. Returning to a full kill week a fortnight ago, the kill increased slightly from the shorter Easter weeks but was still struggling to match levels seen at this time of the year. Just over 21,000 cows were slaughtered the week ending April 21st, down on the usual 27,000/wk for this time of the season.

DAIRY AND cropping farmers are being encouraged to develop better business relationships and understand each other’s position when dealing in grain.

FONTERRA HAS told the primary production select committee it is 'broadly supportive' of the DIRA Bill and says it's pivotal to its future.

FEDERATED FARMERS says it wants the DIRA Bill to be very clear and unambiguous. 

FONTERRA HAS come under fire from its competitors at the primary production select committee hearing into the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (DIRA Bill).

AUSTRALIAN FOOD company Freedom Foods Group Ltd is to build a new milk processing plant to cash in on growing demand in Asia.

BRITISH FARMERS are crying foul over a 4c/L drop in farmgate milk price.

ONE OF the most important and, to some, controversial pieces of legislation affecting the dairy industry moved yet another stage last week. 

THE KAPENGA M dairy farm has a simple philosophy: maintain ownership and grow its people’s expertise in farming.