A farmlet trial is making promising progress in its first year to put a dent in nitrogen leaving soils at Lincoln University Research Dairy Farm at a cost of 6% less profit.
Embattled dairy company Synlait has received a major boost after key shareholder A2 Milk indicated it will vote in favour of the company receiving a $130 million loan.
South Island Dairy EventA combat veteran sent to four tours of front-line battle in Afghanistan has told dairy farmers to shrug off their tough guy image and take up meditation.
Canterbury farmers who were part of a Hinds and Selwyn project to come up with ways to reduce nitrogen leaching on their farms expect it will be more difficult to make progress in future.
South Otago dairy farm owner Eion Young has received more funding to progress a trial to investigate the viability of an alternative to nitrogen fertiliser.
The Otago Regional Council is congratulating the region’s dairy farmers for improving their compliance around effluent storage and discharges from last year.
Canterbury-based Synlait Milk's financial woes have deepened, with confirmation more than half of its suppliers want to quit, an earnings outlook downgrade and the sale of an asset.
Some farmers are apprehensive about Fonterra selling off its iconic brands, but they may consider it if their profits are protected, Federated Farmers says.
Dairy cooperative Fonterra is looking to sell all or part of its global consumer business as it shifts its focus to becoming a global business-to-business provider of dairy nutrition products.
A large-scale dairy farming enterprise — which includes two farms in North Otago — owes the Bank of New Zealand about $36.5 million, a recent High Court judgement says.