Fonterra forecasts record farmgate milk price for new season
Fonterra has announced a record opening forecast farmgate milk price for the new season but the company's earnings have taken a hit owing to a drop in sales and pressure on margins.
Rural life
Reaping the rewards of maize crop
Reaping the rewards of maize crop
In a bid to protect against the impact of dry conditions, a trial maize crop on a West Otago dairy farm will return next season and be more than twice the size.
Jersey dairy cow breaks NZ record
Jersey dairy cow breaks NZ record
That’s a lot of moolah.
Waimate farm manager wins NZ title
Waimate farm manager wins NZ title
He used to be an information technology student in India.
Dairy event will be all about change
Dairy event will be all about change
Dynamic. That is the theme of the South Island’s largest dairy event, SIDE 2022, which is being held in Oamaru on June 8-9.
NZ challenges Canada dairy tariffs
NZ challenges Canada dairy tariffs
New Zealand has fired a warning shot at Canada over dairy tariffs, kicking off a dispute resolution under the trans-Pacific Partnership pact - the first of its kind.
Dispute between dairy farmers over cows lands in High Court
Dispute between dairy farmers over cows lands in High Court
A bitter dispute between two dairy farms over a cattle grazing agreement has made it all the way to the High Court, seven years after the row began.
Forecast milk price range reduced
Forecast milk price range reduced
Fonterra has reduced its 2021-22 forecast farmgate milk price range, citing global events which have resulted in short-term impacts on demand for dairy products.
Auckland pupils get a real rural experience
Auckland pupils get a real rural experience
A group of South Auckland teenagers have been given a taste of rural life in West Otago.
M. bovis eradication almost complete
M. bovis eradication almost complete
There remains just one property infected after the four-year mission to eradicate cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis that has seen more than $220 million paid in compensation to farmers.
Dairy prices tumble in biggest fall since 2015
Dairy prices tumble in biggest fall since 2015
Global dairy prices have fallen sharply, easing from the record levels of recent weeks.
Offloading cull cows a struggle
Offloading cull cows a struggle
Dairy farmers have another sleepless night ahead of them as freezing works struggle to make room for their cull cows.
China lockdowns hit dairy prices
China lockdowns hit dairy prices
Impacts of the Chinese lockdowns caused a significant drop in dairy prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction.
Rising costs eat profit out of milk
Rising costs eat profit out of milk
Steeply rising costs are removing a big chunk out of dairy farmers’ record payout forecast.
Synlait turns loss around at half-year
Synlait turns loss around at half-year
A rebuilding Synlait Milk has posted a half-year profit of nearly $28 million, but does not expect to see the same progress in the next half.
Meat and dairy understaffed
Meat and dairy understaffed
The meat processing industry — which has been hammered by a worker shortage — says the additional 500 workers that will be allowed in from overseas will help ease the chronic situation.
Dairy awards acknowledge ‘hard work’
Dairy awards acknowledge ‘hard work’
When Hamish Day was growing up as a city boy in urban Wellington, dairy farming was never mentioned as a potential career choice.
Irrigation moratorium irks farmers
Irrigation moratorium irks farmers
Dairy farmers have hit out at the decision to cut their irrigation takes.
Call to heed the rise of animal-free dairy
Call to heed the rise of animal-free dairy
Imagine Milk without a Moo — that’s the title of a Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme report written by food technologist Anna Benny, who also happens to live on a Clydevale dairy farm.
Synlait raises forecast milk price 35c to $9.60/kgMS
Synlait raises forecast milk price 35c to $9.60/kgMS
Synlait Milk has increased its forecast base milk price by 35 cents per kg of milk solids as the world commodity craze continues.