Expansion of shed generates optimism
Expansion of shed generates optimism
A project to extend a milking shed is coming to an end, as calving begins on a dairy farm near Mataura.
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New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm
New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm
In the first of a three-part series, Shawn McAvinue visits Southland dairy farms using different types of off-paddock infrastructure for calving, wintering, feeding and stand-off management.
Butter price likely to stick as demand lifts
Butter price likely to stick as demand lifts
Butter buyers flinching at $8.60 for a 500g block are unlikely to see this dropping any time soon as Fonterra glimpses more international demand ahead and dismisses talk of discounts or a two-tier...
Out with coal boilers, in with wood pellets
Out with coal boilers, in with wood pellets
Fonterra expects to wrap up an emission-slashing conversion of two coal-fired boilers to wood pellets at its South Canterbury milk processing site at Clandeboye by September.
Butter price likely to stick as demand lifts
Butter price likely to stick as demand lifts
Butter buyers flinching at $8.60 for a 500g block are unlikely to see this dropping any time soon as Fonterra glimpses more international demand ahead and dismisses talk of discounts or a two-tier...
High butter prices 'a good thing' for NZ
High butter prices 'a good thing' for NZ
Butter prices might be biting at the supermarket checkout, but there's a warning that anyone hoping they'll fall should be careful what they wish for.
Butter price likely to stick as demand lifts
Butter price likely to stick as demand lifts
Butter buyers flinching at $8.60 for a 500g block are unlikely to see this dropping any time soon as Fonterra glimpses more international demand and dismisses talk of discounts.
Fonterra rules out discounted butter for Kiwis
Fonterra rules out discounted butter for Kiwis
The head of dairy giant Fonterra says the co-operative cannot and will not have different butter prices for local and overseas customers.
Kiwis not getting a 'raw deal' on butter: Willis
Kiwis not getting a 'raw deal' on butter: Willis
The Finance Minister does not believe NZers are getting a "raw deal" on butter, but has accepted there is no getting away from how expensive it is right now.
Willis wants answers over high butter price
Willis wants answers over high butter price
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will be asking dairy giant Fonterra about the high retail price of butter in New Zealand.
Butter prices surge 120% over a decade
Butter prices surge 120% over a decade
Increases in dairy prices are having a big impact on food bills.
Freestall barn a game-changer in West Otago
Freestall barn a game-changer in West Otago
Fairleigh dairy farm owners Ken and Nancy Eade and their son Bruce have been able to better realise the genetic potential of their pedigree herd since installing a freestall barn in West Otago.
Fuel-cutting system hits the road
Fuel-cutting system hits the road
A Christchurch innovator’s new electric pumping system for milk tankers is making big fuel savings and cutting vehicle emissions.
Coal-fired boilers to be replaced by September
Coal-fired boilers to be replaced by September
Fonterra expects to wrap up an emission-slashing conversion of two coal-fired boilers to wood pellets at its South Canterbury milk processing site at Clandeboye by September.
Cost, fuel-cutting system hits the road
Cost, fuel-cutting system hits the road
A Christchurch innovator’s new electric pumping system for milk tankers is making big fuel savings and cutting vehicle emissions.
Coal-fired boilers to be replaced with wood pellets by September
Coal-fired boilers to be replaced with wood pellets by September
Fonterra expects to wrap up an emission-slashing conversion of two coal-fired boilers to wood pellets at its South Canterbury milk processing site at Clandeboye by September.
Butter prices on slippery slope
Butter prices on slippery slope
A more than 50% surge in the price of butter is a "frightening" sign the hospitality industry is doing it tough, a Dunedin business owner says.
Call to check stray voltage in cow sheds
Call to check stray voltage in cow sheds
An Ashburton farmer is advising dairy farmers to get their milking sheds checked for electrical faults after leakjing power was found to be making his cows "twitchy".
Care advised on farm innovations
Care advised on farm innovations
Dairy farmers are being advised to be picky about investing in innovations, only improving their bottom line as they future-proof farms in an uncertain world.
South Canterbury team extends best cheese-maker award streak
South Canterbury team extends best cheese-maker award streak
Fonterra’s Clandeboye team has extended its run as the co-op’s best cheese-makers for a key market in a five-year streak.