Plenty of spilt milk after tanker crashes
A mixture of milk and mud covered a rural Southland road yesterday afternoon after a milk tanker crashed.
Farming
Fonterra unveils radical new capital structure options
Fonterra unveils radical new capital structure options
Fonterra directors are proposing a cheaper entry for farmers to the big dairy cooperative and either axing or capping through a buy-back the listed Fonterra Shareholders' Fund to protect farmer...
Proud of progress in dairy industry
Proud of progress in dairy industry
Southlander Sophie White has never looked back after making a snap decision to leave school to enter the dairy industry, and she has a tattoo to show it.
Fonterra in trading halt ahead of capital structure announcement
Fonterra in trading halt ahead of capital structure announcement
Fonterra share trading has been halted, pending an announcement tomorrow about its capital structure.
Tarras effluent site working
Tarras effluent site working
Otago's newest stock truck effluent disposal site is now open at Tarras for operators transporting livestock by road.
Van Leeuwen Group to lease back farms under deal
Van Leeuwen Group to lease back farms under deal
A major corporate farming company has begun the process of purchasing the high profile Van Leeuwen Group's assets after it was placed into receivership last week.
Finding a better balance on farm
Finding a better balance on farm
Dairy farmers Kiri and Rhys Roberts are on a journey to farm smarter and improve work/life balance.
Farmer awarded $22k after trespass notice
Canterbury farmer awarded $22k for stress, anxiety after trespass notice
A Canterbury dairy farmer left sick and anxious about providing for his family after being served a trespass notice by his employer has been awarded more than $22,000.
Working with cows a smart move
Working with cows a smart move
A pet-sitting job on a friend’s dairy farm took Sarah Smart from dental assistant to dairy worker 15 years ago, and she has barely looked back.
Dairy group in hands of receivers
Dairy group in hands of receivers
A high-profile South Canterbury dairy operation placed in receivership this week recently started multiple subsidiaries in the Waikato region, records show.
Heifer winner encouraging others
Heifer winner encouraging others
When you have won as many heifer titles as David Wilson, you would be forgiven for thinking why bother with all the effort of entering competitions.
Forum to detail latest research
Forum to detail latest research
Southland and Otago farmers are set to benefit from a focus on local research at DairyNZ’s free Southland Farmers’ Forum next week.
‘Wilfully blind’ farmer fined $30k
‘Wilfully blind’ farmer fined $30k
A Southland dairy farmer who was ‘‘wilfully blind’’ to his obligations as an employer has been fined $30,000.
Massive dairy operation goes into receivership
Massive dairy operation goes into receivership
Van Leeuwen Dairy Group, the large-scale dairy operation on whose farms Mycoplasma bovis was first detected in New Zealand in 2017, has gone into receivership.
Breed youth group focused on future
Breed youth group focused on future
Young people are getting the chance to learn about agriculture through Hereford cattle.
Sheep milking on the rise in New Zealand
Sheep milking on the rise in New Zealand
Milking sheep is a small but growing industry.
Hokitika sharemilker receives IoD Emerging Director Award
Hokitika sharemilker receives IoD Emerging Director Award
Hokitika sharemilker Siobhan O’Malley has added another string to her bow.
Overseas buyers for bull’s semen
Overseas buyers for bull’s semen
North Canterbury Charolais genetics are set to be unleashed overseas.
Synlait Milk boss resigns
Synlait Milk boss resigns
The head of Synlait Milk has abruptly resigned after less than three years in the job.
Director's enviro-farm turns to dairy grazing
Director James Cameron's enviro-farm turns to dairy cow grazing
Director James Cameron's plans to convert his Wairarapa properties into organic vege farms appear to have fallen short.