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Vigil as toddler fights to recover
The family of a toddler who almost drowned after falling into an effluent trap have thanked the public for all their "love and support".
The family of a toddler who almost drowned after falling into an effluent trap have thanked the public for all their "love and support".
Dairy product prices declined in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by a slump in prices for butter milk powder and whole milk powder.
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Economists expect Fonterra to stick with its $4.70 per kg farm gate milk price forecast for 2014/15 when it reports its first-half result tomorrow.
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Farmers will be looking to Fonterra's dividend to at least partially offset what is likely to be a low farmgate milk price this season after dairy prices fell by 8.8 per cent.
Just when you thought it was safe to venture into the dairy market, prices drop by 8.8 per cent.
International dairy prices fell by 8.8 per cent at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction - the first sale to be held since the 1080 infant formula scare.
Cyclone Pam has come with a silver lining for many farmers, bringing much-needed rain to most parts of the North Island.
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Allowing drones to operate beyond the operator's line of sight could provide economic gains of up to $190m a year to New Zealand's farming, forestry and energy sectors.
Dairy prices firmed at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, backing expectations that Fonterra will meet its $4.70 a kg farmgate milk price this season, but concerns remain about muted demand from....
Dairy product prices rose in the latest overnight GlobalDairyTrade auction.
Higher dairy prices pushed ANZ's commodity price index up 1.8 per cent last month.
An alarming decline in food production at British farms will leave shoppers at the mercy of prices and quality elsewhere in the world, warns a UK farming report.
New Zealand farm investment company MyFarm, which up until now has specialised in the pastoral sector, has weighed into kiwifruit with the launch of a $5 million orchard syndicate.
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Fonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini rejects the notion that the co-operative is playing safe in keeping this season's farm gate milk price forecast at $4.70 a kilogram of milksolids.