No double-digit milk payout this season
No double-digit milk payout this season
South Island dairy farmers are waving goodbye to another double-digit milk payout as global supplies remain stubbornly high over the 2025-26 season.
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Feed intake software in progress
Feed intake software in progress
Expect virtual fencing firm Halter to roll out software changes to its cow collars soon telling farmers how much grass each cow eats in their herds.
Milk price forecast lowered
Milk price forecast lowered
Dairy giant Fonterra has lowered its milk price forecast as strong supply in the global market weighs on prices.
Consent granted for overseas sale of farms
Consent granted for overseas sale of farms
Consent has been granted for the sale of three adjoining South Otago dairy farms to an entity ultimately majority beneficially owned by pension funds administered by the Washington State Investment...
Butter prices unlikely to fall as fast as they rose
Butter prices unlikely to fall as fast as they rose
Finally, some good news for butter lovers: global prices are falling. But there remains some bad news.
Global supplies hit payout prospects
Global supplies hit payout prospects
Canterbury dairy farmers are waving goodbye to another double-digit milk payout as global supplies remain stubbornly high over the 2025-26 season.
Dairy prices slump to two-year low
Dairy prices slump to two-year low
Dairy prices are at near two-year low after the eighth consecutive fall in the global auction overnight.
Unlock your pasture’s power in five steps
Unlock your pasture’s power in five steps
The strength of New Zealand dairy farming is in making the most of pasture grown on farm — worth around $428 more for every tonne of homegrown feed harvested.
32 more dairy farms for Canterbury
32 more dairy farms approved in Canterbury this year
Canterbury grows most of NZ's wheat, barley and oat crops. But persistently low wheat prices, coupled with a high milk payout, are likely driving farmers out of the industry in search of dairy dollars.
Three South Otago farms to be sold overseas
Three South Otago farms to be sold overseas
Consent has been granted for the overseas sale of three adjoining South Otago dairy farms.
Outgoing manager ‘proud’ of achievements
Outgoing manager ‘proud’ of achievements
Southern Dairy Hub general manager Andrea Dixon is moving on from the research dairy farm near Invercargill to focus on the next step in her career, family and personal priorities.
Today’s queries become tomorrow’s tools
Today’s queries become tomorrow’s tools
Farming is constantly evolving, with ongoing challenges around emissions, efficiency, and time management.
Sustainability vital for future
Sustainability vital for future
The key to sustaining profitability and competitiveness lies in productivity
Partnership to aid planning
Partnership to aid planning
Two of New Zealand’s key rural data organisations — DairyNZ’s DairyBase and Farm Focus — have formed a new partnership
Preparation vital for a quick recovery
Preparation vital for a quick recovery
New Zealand’s wild weather is unpredictable, but one thing is certain — there will be more of it.
Generators providing ‘peace of mind’
Generators providing ‘peace of mind’
Generators are providing "peace of mind" on a storm-damaged dairy farm in Western Southland.
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Selling off dairy brands necessary, chairman says
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Selling off dairy brands necessary, chairman says
Fonterra is no different from any other business — if any part of it is not performing, then it needs to be fixed or sold, Otago Federated Farmers chairman Luke Kane believes.
'Utter madness': Farmers vote to sell iconic dairy brands to French company
'Utter madness': Farmers vote to sell iconic dairy brands to French company
Fonterra's farmer shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to sell brands including Mainland and Anchor to a French company in a move described by Winston Peters as "utter madness".
Growing pasture, efficiency and profit
Growing pasture, efficiency and profit
Southland dairy farmers Steven and Hayley Clarke, with their son Jordie, hosted a field day showcasing their passion for maximising pasture growth and utilising it in their system.
Growing feed on farm best practice — Fonterra
Growing feed on farm best practice — Fonterra
Home-grown feed is the superhero of the dairy industry, Fonterra on-farm performance programme manager Louise Cook says.