Slight rise in dairy prices; trend of fats prices continues
Dairy prices edged 0.5% higher in this week's GlobalDairyTrade Auction, the 10th consecutive increase.
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Exploring potential of dairy sheep, goats
Exploring potential of dairy sheep, goats
The Sheep and Goat Dairy Project (SGDP) is to hold a workshop in Invercargill tomorrow to explore the potential for dairy sheep and dairy goats as an alternative income stream for farmers and...
No current plans to expand a2 Milk south
No current plans to expand a2 Milk south
Fonterra's partnership with the a2 Milk Company (a2MC) is unlikely to impact on dairy farmers in the South for some time, with Fonterra confining its a2 processing to a single site in the North...
Lessons learned: MPI holds public meeting with farmers
Lessons learned: MPI holds public meeting with farmers
Painful lessons have been learned during the Mycoplasma bovis response and hopefully all lessons will be used in the event of another disease incursion, programme director Geoff Gwyn says.
'M. bovis' effects force family off Canty farm
'M. bovis' effects force family off farm
Graham Hay is preparing to walk off the land his family has farmed for nearly a century.
Win a 'huge surprise'
Win a 'huge surprise'
Cameron and Nicola van Dorsten, of Outram, have had an excellent couple of weeks.
Job offers roll in for Trainee of the Year
Job offers roll in for Trainee of the Year
When Caycee Cormack left school she had intended to study physical education at Otago University, as she played a lot of sport.
Win ends busy month
Win ends busy month
Matt Redmond's busy month has paid off.
Region's top dairy farmers named
Region's top dairy farmers named
This year's finest dairy farmers from the east and west of the South Island are off to the national finals in Wellington next month.
Winner feeling at home
Winner feeling at home
Mahraaz Hussein says North Canterbury is now his home.
Milligans loses Dairilife case
Milligans loses Dairilife case
Oamaru company Milligans has lost a trademark case against Fonterra over the label Dairilife.
Foodstuffs contract shocks dairy farmer
Foodstuffs contract shocks dairy farmer
Southern milk drinkers are feeling sour after a boutique Benhar farm product was removed from several regional Four Square stores recently.
Ninth gain in Global Dairy Trade prices
Ninth gain in Global Dairy Trade prices
Prices in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction posted their ninth successive price gain, up an overall 0.8%.
Sales of Southland dairy farms down on past years
Sales of Southland dairy farms down on past years
While there is still a good selection of dairy farms available in Southland, there have only been a limited number of sales in the province compared to previous years, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand.
Southland farm's raw milk a hit
Southland farm's raw milk a hit
Dairy farm owners Geoff and Beth Henderson, near Pukerau, have taken a step back to the ''old days'', when milk was delivered to the door in bottles and a token payment system used.
Outram couple major winners
Outram couple major winners
About 500 people saw Outram couple Cameron and Nicola van Dorsten named winners of the Southland-Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year at the annual awards dinner in Invercargill last week.
Fonterra’s Edendale plant holding open day
Fonterra’s Edendale plant holding open day
Fonterra is opening the doors of its Edendale site to the public.
Deer milk exposure 'invaluable'
Deer milk exposure 'invaluable'
Pamu deer milk featured on the menu at Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards in Macau last week.
Lower sales cut into Westland Milk payout
Lower sales cut into Westland Milk payout
Westland Milk Products has lowered its forecast payout range from $6-$6.20 to $5.80-$6 for the current season, citing lower-than-expected sales.
Scrutiny of planned Westland sale urged
Scrutiny of planned Westland sale urged
Questions and close scrutiny need to be taken over Yili's proposed purchase of Westland Milk Products before the ink is dried on the deal, Federated Farmers national dairy chairman Chris Lewis says.