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Fed Farmers welcomes Fonterra result
Fonterra says revenues fell $300 million in the past half year, but that world dairy prices continue to recover.
'Cows in cubicles' plan shelved over consent cost
A plan to create intensive dairy farms in South Canterbury's MacKenzie country has been shelved because the consent process is too costly.
Worsening pollution audit 'completely unacceptable' says Fonterra
New Zealand's dairy farms are getting dirtier - not cleaner, according to new research released today.
GE plants promoted as 'cisgenic'
NZ researchers appear to be gearing up for a new bid to win over consumers before the first applications for release of GE pasture species.
PGG Wrightson gets new chair, returns to profit on weaker sales
PGG Wrightson has named a new chairman and returned to profit.
Fonterra picks higher profit, but keeps the cash
Fonterra says it has lifted its "distributable profit" forecast by 5c for the current 2009-2010 season to between 40c to 50c a share - but isn't going to pass on this increase to its farmers.
January farm sales collapse to 46, lowest in 7 years
Only 7 dairy farms were sold last month, says the Real Estate Institute, with total farm sales slumping more than a third to just 46.