Microchipping cows
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
Independent Waikato dairy company Tatua Cooperative has given its 114 suppliers a financial boost with a final payout of $7.10 per kilogram of milksolids for the 2014-15 season.
Fonterra Shareholders' Council chairman, Duncan Coull says the cooperative's unique position has enabled it to provide assistance to its farmers in these tough times.
Fonterra has announced a reduced farmgate milk price to $3.85/kgMS plus a 40-50 cent dividend per share for the 2015/16 season.
RURAL COMMUNITIES will be celebrating record milk production as well as an increase in Fonterra's forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2013/14 season by 35 cents to a record level of $8.65/kgMS, says DairyNZ.
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
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