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 ...
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Feed pad ‘worth its weight in gold’
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
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
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
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
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.