ASB's milk forecast trimmed
ASB has trimmed its milk price forecast by 25c to $6.25c on the back of another fall in global dairy prices.
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MPI investigating cow clamping
MPI investigating cow clamping
Claims a South Westland farmer left a cow hoisted for an unacceptably long time are being investigated.
Big cheese competition
Big cheese competition
Amateur cheesemakers will pit their skills against one another in the third annual Amateur Cheesemakers Competition at the Oxford Farmers Market on Sunday.
Dairy hub dealing with 'S. aureus' outbreak
Dairy hub dealing with 'S. aureus' outbreak
The Southern Dairy Hub, near Makarewa, has been dealing with an outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus in their herds, which has been challenging, says hub business manager Guy Michaels.
Southern Dairy Hub field day
Southern Dairy Hub field day
About 100 people attended a wet field day at the Southern Dairy Hub, near Makarewa on October 10.
'M. bovis' responder a finalist
'M. bovis' responder a finalist
A North Otago and South Canterbury group, founded as a response to the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak, has been announced as a finalist for a New Zealand Biosecurity Award.
Moo beat music for process manager
Moo beat music for process manager
Working in a shiny new $240 million nutritional formula plant is a far cry from a dream of being a musician.
Fonterra revises milk forecast down
Fonterra revises milk forecast down
Fonterra suppliers have been dealt a blow with the co-operative revising its 2018-19 forecast farm-gate milk price from $6.75 to a range of $6.25-$6.50.
Oversupply forces Fonterra to cut forecast milk payout
Oversupply forces Fonterra to cut forecast milk payout
Fonterra has cut its forecast milk payout to suppliers by up to 50 cents due to oversupply on world markets.
Package to help with bovis recovery
Package to help with bovis recovery
A recovery package has been announced to help farmers affected by Mycoplasma bovis get back to business quicker after being cleared of the disease.
Faster recovery packages for M. bovis farms announced
Faster recovery packages for M. bovis farms announced
More than 43,000 cattle have been culled and $25 million paid in compensation to farmers so far as the Government continues in its bid to make New Zealand the first country in the world to eradicate the M. bovis disease.
3 'M. bovis' farms confirmed through bulk milk testing
3 'M. bovis' farms confirmed through bulk milk testing
Only three farms have been confirmed through bulk milk testing as having Mycoplasma bovis - but the Ministry for Primary Industries says it is too early to speculate about final results.
Dairy prices drift lower as production rises
Dairy prices drift lower as production rises
A strong start to the New Zealand dairy season is being cited as a factor now weighing on prices.
Calf-rearing farm survey next step in 'M. bovis' bid
Calf-rearing farm survey next step in 'M. bovis' bid
A survey of about 200 calf-rearing properties is under way nationwide as the next step in the phased eradication of Mycoplasma bovis.
Dairy product prices slip
Dairy product prices slip
Dairy product prices declined at the Global Dairy Trade auction as whole milk powder sustained its downward trend amid greater supply.
'M.bovis' strikes again in Tasman District
'M.bovis' strikes again in Tasman District
A second Tasman District farm has been confirmed as an infected property (IP).
Unique Jersey farm branches out
Unique Jersey farm branches out
Sitting on the hills above Port Chalmers with a backdrop of the Otago Harbour isn’t where you would usually expect a herd of Jersey cows to be.
Drop in confidence for dairy farmers
Drop in confidence for dairy farmers
Farmers' confidence appears to have gone the way of recent business sentiment, with dairy farmers especially tipping Rabobank's quarterly survey into negative territory for the first time since 2016.
Westland acknowledges payout ‘not competitive’
Westland acknowledges payout ‘not competitive’
Westland Milk Products has held back profits to give farmers a final season net payout of $6.07 a kilo of milk solids, which it acknowledges is "not competitive".
Launch of pasture discussion groups
Launch of pasture discussion groups
Two new DairyNZ discussion groups, which are designed to sharpen skills around pasture management, will be launched next month.