Switch to sustainable system heralded
Cakes were cut and sustainability pledged at both ends of the country last week with the official opening of Fonterra’s wood-pellet boiler at its Te Awamutu plant and the announcement of Stirling’s...
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Van Leeuwen-linked dairy farm fetches $12m
Van Leeuwen-linked dairy farm fetches $12m
New Zealand Rural Land Company (NZRL) has bought another South Canterbury dairy farm linked to the Van Leeuwen Group (VGL).
Stirling announces get out of coal goal
Stirling announces get out of coal goal
Coal-free and fired by wood biomass by August next year; that is what the future holds for the Fonterra Stirling cheese plant.
Fonterra to phase out coal use at Otago cheese plant
Fonterra to phase out coal use at Otago cheese plant
Fonterra has announced plans to phase out the use of coal at its Stirling cheese plant in Otago by August next year.
Foothills club wins national title
Foothills club wins national title
Fundraising and staying connected with their rural community has helped Foothills Young Farmers to be named Best Young Farmers Club in the country.
'Devastating': Hundreds of dead cows wash up after flooding
'Devastating': Hundreds of dead cows wash up after flooding
Cows killed as raging floodwaters invaded the Buller District are washing up on the beach and riverbeds around Westport.
Further success for Stirling plant
Further success for Stirling plant
Otago’s ‘‘fantastic little cheese plant’’, the Stirling factory has featured strongly in the Fonterra Best Site awards.
3.6% dairy price fall largest since March
3.6% dairy price fall largest since March
Dairy prices fell 3.6% in this week’s GlobalDairyTrade event — the sixth consecutive auction in which prices have fallen and the largest fall since March.
Dairy farmer slowly rebuilding after river breach ravages property
Dairy farmer slowly rebuilding after river breach ravages property
Winchmore dairy farmer Henry Rooney can see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.
Global dairy prices pushing up cost of cheese
Global dairy prices pushing up cost of cheese
Fonterra says sustained increases in global dairy prices are behind the higher cost of cheese.
Feel Good Field Day to lift wellbeing
Feel Good Field Day to lift wellbeing
A "feel good" field day near Gore next weekend aims to improve the wellbeing of young people in rural communities.
Joint-venture Jersey farm to showcase breed’s value
Joint-venture Jersey farm to showcase breed’s value
A 215ha dairy farm has been bought at Makarewa in Southland in a joint venture to "help show the value of the Jersey breed".
MPI to add to ‘lessons learnt’ from eradication programme
MPI to add to ‘lessons learnt’ from eradication programme
The Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has been through significant reviews and, with what has been learnt along the way, substantial improvements have been made, programme director Stuart...
‘M. bovis’ response criticised
‘M. bovis’ response criticised
Significant and lasting trauma was inflicted on Mycoplasma bovis-affected farmers due to the Government’s poorly managed response to the disease outbreak, a University of Otago study has found.
‘Heartless’ intrusion was devastating
‘Heartless’ intrusion was devastating
In the wake of a University of Otago study on the impact of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak on Southern families - with a dominant theme of the "intrusive, impractical and inhumane" nature of MPI's eradication programme - Sally Rae tells the story of a North Otago family caught up in it.
200 workers ‘token gesture’
200 workers ‘token gesture’
The Government’s announcement another 200 dairy workers will be allowed into the country to help alleviate shortages is being called a token gesture by a Southland farmer.
Dairy herd monitoring tech set to launch
Dairy herd monitoring tech set to launch
Dunedin-created technology, designed to provide farmers with an "intelligent eye" over the health of their herds, will be launched at Fieldays at Mystery Creek next week.
Advocate for rural communities
Advocate for rural communities
Growing up in Whangarei, Rebecca Green never imagined she would one day be a farming leader advocating for women and rural communities.
Winter feed concerns after floods
Winter feed concerns after floods
Severe flooding in Canterbury poses a risk for the new dairy season’s production outlook.
Better returns, lower interest rates double yearly dairy farm sales
Better returns, lower interest rates double yearly dairy farm sales
The number of dairy farms that changed hands in the past year more than doubled from the previous year.