Pressures weaken dairy land values
Dairy land values are being undermined by three factors that are unlikely to disappear within the next five years, a new Rabobank report says.
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Ayrshire cows judged, awarded
Ayrshire cows judged, awarded
Port Molyneux dairy farmers Tim and Katy Button were delighted when their Ayrshire cow won the Ayrshire New Zealand South Island championship title recently.
Nadia Lim to speak at Farmers’ Forum 2020
Nadia Lim to speak at Farmers’ Forum 2020
Chef and dietitian Nadia Lim will be one of the keynote speakers at DairyNZ’s Farmers’ Forum 2020.
Teen wins best-presented heifer award at national event
Teen wins best-presented heifer award at national event
Southland 15-year-old Chloe Thomson’s steady grooming hand earned her a win in a national dairy cattle event in Taranaki.
New start for 2020 after emotional ride
New start for 2020 after emotional ride
Lynne and Duncan Barr have spent the past few months re-adjusting their lives after being given the all clear from Mycoplasma bovis.
‘Mycoplasma bovis’ challenges faced
‘Mycoplasma bovis’ challenges faced
‘‘One of the greatest biosecurity challenges we’ve ever faced’’ - Mycoplasma bovis continues to affect farmers, but MPI is confident eradication of the disease can be achieved.
Southland farmer fears M bovis back
Southland farmer fears M bovis back
A Southland farmer is concerned the Mycoplasma bovis disease could be back on his farm, 18 months after his previous cattle herd had to be culled.
Dairy plant consents bid draws 125 submissions
Dairy plant consents bid draws 125 submissions
The six consent applications for a Glenavy dairy plant to build a 7.5km pipeline to discharge treated wastewater into the sea drew 125 submissions in December.
NZ dairy farm sales plummet, prices weaken
NZ dairy farm sales plummet, prices weaken
The number of dairy farm sales has plummeted over the last two years, despite firm farmgate milk prices, REINZ said.
Dairy farmer is Show Legend
Dairy farmer is Show Legend
Carolyn Flay admits she prefers to stay out of the limelight.
Treats for ‘M. bovis’ affected families
Treats for ‘M. bovis’ affected families
Members of the Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes (WI) have been been baking Christmas treats for some of their district’s Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) affected farming families.
Uni dairy farm tracking ahead of last year
Uni dairy farm tracking ahead of last year
A tighter calving period and reining in costs have been the features of the new season at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm.
Emissions profile sparks cow debate
Emissions profile sparks cow debate
It is a moot point; discussion about whether Southland has too many cows has been generated after Great South released the 2018 Southland greenhouse gas emission profile earlier this week.
Dairy farm sales slump in November
Dairy farm sales slump in November
Sales of dairy farms were few and far between this year, despite the improved prognosis for milk payouts.
A2 Milk chief executive resigns
A2 Milk chief executive resigns
More than a billion dollars has wiped off the value of New Zealand's biggest company this morning following the surprise resignation of A2 Milk's chief executive.
Milk auction bull run over with fall of 0.5%
Milk auction bull run over with fall of 0.5%
A five-auction winning streak was broken in this week’s GlobalDairyTrade auction as the headline index fell 0.5%.
Warning for consumers after non-compliant raw milk investigated
Warning for consumers after non-compliant raw milk investigated
Unregistered raw milk suppliers have been ordered to stop selling their products after a year-long investigation by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
Feeling of being branded ‘unclean’
Feeling of being branded ‘unclean’
North Otago farmers Murray and Gaynor Smith say they feel like they’ve been branded ‘‘unclean’’ as a result of being caught up in the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak.
Supporting farmers to care for their stock
Supporting farmers to care for their stock
Q&A with Ashley Greenwood, DairyNZ Animal Care Extension Specialist in Southland and Otago.
DairyNZ chief ‘optimistic’ about sector’s future
DairyNZ chief ‘optimistic’ about sector’s future
Strong commodity prices are not enough to make farmers happy, DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says.