Dairy

Many benefits from cow shelters

In the final 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&nbsp...

Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’

Dairy farm owners and operators Tom and Kate Severn credit their feed pad as a major factor in...

Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’

Isla Bank farm owners and operators Tom and Kate Severn show their feed pad and wood chip calving areas.

Lay of the land

Reporter Shawn McAvinue asks southern dairy farmers for a tip on how to survive calving.

Farm sales rise reflects higher milk prices

A sharp rise in dairy farms sales reflects rising farmer confidence in Southland and Canterbury....

Farm sales rise reflects higher milk prices

Dairy farmers have their wallets out again as farm sales rise sharply in Southland and Canterbury on the back of higher milk prices.

Southland dairy farmer who exploited workers cops further fine

Dairy farmer Reza Abdul-Jabbar was an imam at a mosque in Invercargill. Photo: RNZ

Southland dairy farmer who exploited workers cops further fine

A Southland dairy farmer who ripped off his workers has been penalised a further $15,000 for obstructing the employment authority's investigation.

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.

New pad ‘future-proofing’ farm

Sharemilkers Jeremy and Michelle Smith and son George, 5, on a new concrete feed pad in Western...

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

Fonterra is putting a sleeper hold on polluting coal boilers thanks to a $64 million conversion...

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

Fonterra sees no immediate relief to high butter prices going below an average of $8.60 for a...

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 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

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

Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Photo: RNZ

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

The price of a block of butter is now 120%  higher than it was a decade ago, according to...

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

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

Newspec founder Jeff Naish has developed a battery-powered power take-off (PTO) pumping system...

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

Remaining in the deal to combat climate change will give US negotiators a chance to advocate for...

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

A Christchurch innovator’s new electric pumping system for milk tankers is making big fuel savings and cutting vehicle emissions.

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