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NewsMay 1

From city to farm to national finals

Being sharemilkers on a farm in rural Otago is a far cry from running a gift and homeware shop in Wellington - but Tim and Lorraine Johnson have successfully made the transition from city to country life.
BusinessApril 15

Westland Milk plans to build concentrate plant at Rolleston

Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products is establishing a foothold in Canterbury, with plans to build a milk concentrate plant at Rolleston and poach milk suppliers from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra.
NewsMarch 20

Dairy farm investment out of reach of families

An equity market for dairy farm investment is needed as capital requirements take investment out of reach of families and those other than the very wealthy.
NewsDecember 8

Dairy $900m industry in South: report

The dairy industry hopes a report revealing it contributed nearly $1.5 billion to the southern economy and employed 4200 people last year will lead to greater public appreciation of its economic importance.
Dairy $900m industry in South: report
Dairy $900m industry in South: report
NewsDecember 7

South now flowing with milk

The extent of changing land use in the South from sheep and beef farming to dairy is evident in latest Dairy NZ statistics, which reveal 177 dairy farms have been established in the last three years.
South now flowing with milk
South now flowing with milk
BusinessNovember 19

Appeal for NZ to retain ownership of its farmland

New Zealand cannot afford to lose control of its land, says Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden.
BusinessNovember 17

Dairy farmers to bid for milk plant

Farmers supplying milk to New Zealand Dairies' South Canterbury factory will make a bid for the plant, which is being sold by its Russian owners.
BusinessNovember 14

Fonterra planning Indian pilot farm

Fonterra is making a second foray into a developing market, announcing plans to establish a pilot dairy farm in India.
BusinessNovember 12

Future looking bright for Synlait

A new milk powder plant for Canterbury processor Synlait Ltd is on track for commissioning in September next year.
Future looking bright for Synlait
Future looking bright for Synlait
BusinessOctober 29

Chinese purchase given go ahead

Control of one of New Zealand's largest dairy processors has passed to Chinese interests, with permission granted yesterday for Bright Dairy and Food to buy a majority stake in independent Canterbury dairy company Synlait Milk.
Chinese purchase given go ahead
Chinese purchase given go ahead
North OtagoOctober 28

New bids for indoor dairying

Three companies are again trying to secure land use rights for large-scale dairy farming in the Omarama and Ohau regions.
NewsOctober 28

Harvard buys up Big Sky

The sale of the Big Sky Dairy Farm, near Patearoa, in the Maniototo, to Harvard University for more than $28 million has been confirmed.
NewsOctober 10

Is dairy expansion nearing its peak?

The question of whether New Zealand has reached peak dairy has been occupying the minds of a group of University of Otago academics.
Is dairy expansion nearing its peak?
Is dairy expansion nearing its peak?
BusinessOctober 7

NZ dairy futures go global

Dairy futures trading starts this morning, putting the New Zealand Stock Exchange on a global stage.
NZ dairy futures go global
NZ dairy futures go global
BusinessSeptember 30

Cost to dairy expansion

A doubling of Southland's dairy herd to more than 300,000 cows to boost economic prosperity would require a "trade-off" between economic growth and environmental sustainability, according to South Port chairman John Harrington.
Cost to dairy expansion
Cost to dairy expansion
NewsSeptember 26

Penicillin could save infected lambs

Sheep farmers will be stocking up on penicillin to try to stave off disease in lambs which survived last week's unprecedented storms, but could still die in the next five to six weeks.
NewsSeptember 17

Farmer provides 'a few real facts'

The owner of an Omarama high country farm is challenging a Save the Mackenzie Country campaign.
Farmer provides 'a few real facts'
Farmer provides 'a few real facts'
BusinessSeptember 16

Dairy prices increase

Global dairy prices increased for a second successive sale, rising 1.9% at Fonterra's globalDairyTrade internet auction held yesterday.
BusinessSeptember 14

Foreign backing for McNab dairy factory?

A $100 million milk-processing factory planned near Gore should be operating for the 2012-13 dairy season, but a shortage of local equity could force it to look overseas for financial backing.
BusinessSeptember 13

Dairy prices likely to stabilise

The start to Fonterra's two-weekly internet auctions of dairy product this Thursday will be watched more closely than normal to gauge whether prices are continuing the recovery started at the September 1 sale.
NewsSeptember 5

$170m for new dairy research

A $170 million dairy research programme aims to create the biggest change in the sector in decades, its backers say.
BusinessAugust 3

Dairy regulations extended

The Government is extending rules which assist dairy companies to compete with Fonterra but has promised to address criteria under which Fonterra has to supply milk to its competitors.
NewsJune 29

Maf staff accused of 'bullying' farmers

Agriculture Minister David Carter has ordered an investigation into the conduct of some of his staff after complaints of "bullying" and "inappropriate behaviour" while investigating 21 Southland dairy farms.
NewsJune 21

$4.5 million invested in robotics-run dairy barn

Housing 500 dairy cows in a barn may not fit the image of a typical New Zealand dairy farm, but it is hard to question the method when you see relaxed and contented cows quietly chewing their cud.
$4.5 million invested in robotics-run dairy barn
$4.5 million invested in robotics-run dairy barn