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.
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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.
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 business owner says.
Scientists hit back over PM's 'worthies' comment
Scientists hit back over PM's 'worthies' comment
A British scientist says it's concerning Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed him and other climate scientists as "worthies" for raising concerns about plans to lower NZ's methane emissions target.
Discussion groups to return for dairy farmers
Discussion groups to return for dairy farmers
Dairy farmer discussion groups are back.
School cashes in on buttery bullion
School cashes in on buttery bullion
A primary school in Canterbury has turned to the buttery bullion instead of fundraising favourites like chocolate or cookies.
Dairy boss blames soaring butter prices on global demand
Dairy boss blames soaring butter prices on global demand
The head of Fonterra says he understands consumers' frustration about the price of butter, but the co-op has to deliver for farmers.
Farm sustainabilityfund to help farming family trial biostimulant
Farm sustainabilityfund to help farming family trial biostimulant
Dewhirst Land has eliminated synthetic nitrogen from its Canterbury soils which are about to get a bacteria and fungi boost, Tim Cronshaw writes.
Proud to buy half of farm ‘hitting its stride’
Proud to buy half of farm ‘hitting its stride’
Life is busy for Southland sharemilker Nan de Haan.
Vaccine shortage stops farmer protecting his herd
Vaccine shortage stops farmer protecting his herd
A salmonella outbreak continues in the South as a vaccine shortage bites.
Southland bakery using Aussie broker for butter
Southland bakery using Aussie broker for butter
Skyrocketing butter prices have forced a commercial bakery in the dairy heartland of Southland to scour the global market for cheaper alternatives.
‘Proud half-farm owners’ look ahead
‘Proud half-farm owners’ look ahead
Life is busy for Southland sharemilker Nan de Haan.
Bargain butter brings in the crowds
Bargain butter brings in the crowds
While other supermarkets are selling a 500g slab of butter for up to $10, Costco's is $9.99 a kilogram.
Rising dairy prices 'a double-edged sword'
Rising dairy prices 'a double-edged sword'
Soaring dairy prices revealed this week, particularly for butter, are a double-edge sword according to one senior economist.
Boiler step toward lower emissions
Boiler step toward lower emissions
Fonterra staff unveiled the first of its fossil fuel-free boilers last Wednesday and announced the co-op will invest $70 million in two more at its Edendale site.
Claim higher water rates could sink cheese plant
Claim higher water rates could sink cheese plant
Two Invercargill industrial giants are crying foul over increased water rates, saying they could force companies out of business and potentially sink a proposed new cheese plant.
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New boiler step towards lowered emissions
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New boiler step towards lowered emissions
Fonterra staff have unveiled the first of its fossil-fuel-free boilers, saying the co-op will invest $70m in two more at its Edendale site as it moves towards its carbon emissions goal.
Dairy farmer’s invention not just child’s play
Dairy farmer’s invention not just child’s play
A West Coast farmer can thank his children for a lightbulb moment to take the back-breaking work out of shifting stockwater hoses.