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Prices up in first dairy auction of 2015
The international dairy trade has started 2015 on a positive note at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, up 3.6 per cent on last month's auction.
The international dairy trade has started 2015 on a positive note at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, up 3.6 per cent on last month's auction.
Canterbury is on the verge of a 20th century-style drought with the southern region the driest it has been in a decade, forcing farmers to sell surplus stock and leading to restrictions on irrigation....
A farmer was forced to get rid of a type of cow that was bred by Hitler's scientists because the ultra-aggressive breed tried to kill staff.
Dairy farmers and the Treasury will be looking to 2015 and beyond with some trepidation after a 52 per cent decline in wholemilk powder prices over the past 12 months.
Dairy prices mostly improved at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index gaining 2.4 per cent.
A coroner is calling for greater awareness about the importance of farmers using lap-belts in tractors, after two incidents where men died after being thrown from tractors.
A Reefton man has pleaded guilty to pulling a cow to the ground by its tail and punching and kicking it.
A 75-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital after she was injured by a cow earlier today.
Fonterra has moved to shore up its supply base by forming a subsidiary that can take in more milk without suppliers having to buy shares in the co-operative.
Fonterra plans to cut costs and defer some capital expenditure so that an improved dividend can at least partially offset a likely $6b decline in income for the sector.
The industry group DairyNZ estimates that one quarter of dairy farmers will have difficulty paying their bills if Fonterra's reduced farmgate milk price comes to pass.
Fonterra has this morning cut its forecast farmgate milk price payout to its farmers, with its chairman admitted it'll put pressure on farm budgets.
The contrast in fortunes this week between two parts of New Zealand could not have been starker.
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ANZ has admitted misleading conduct over interest rate swaps and up to 178 farmers will now have to decide whether to accept their share of $18.5 million from the bank.
NZ farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops.
Wholemilk powder prices continued to decline while other products showed signs of improvement at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.
Farmers have been increasing their spending on equipment as cash flows were boosted by Fonterra's record payout.
The grass-only dairy farm model has become a thing of the past for New Zealand as farmers increasingly turn to supplementary feeds to increase their production.
A farmer subjected to a "fast and furious" attack by a belligerent bovine says he was lucky to escape serious injury.
Producer prices fell in the September quarter due to decreases in dairy prices, Statistics New Zealand said.
A sheep on an escape bid had a lucky break after it took a wrong turn and headed into the sea at Makorori.
New Zealand tractor sales are expected to match record highs this year, thanks to high milk prices and good growing conditions.
Fonterra now looks certain to drop its farmgate payout to its farmers, after prices fell in the latest overnight dairy auction.
Dressed as chickens and posing in giant cages, more than 20 protestors gathered outside the resource consent hearing of a proposed caged chicken farm in South Auckland this morning.
Prime Minister dismisses claims that the dairy industry is not playing its part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Fonterra Shareholders' Fund should be able to raise its 2015 dividend forecast given it expects to pay farmers less for their milk.
Private dairy ingredient manufacturer Open Country Dairy has told its suppliers to expect a reduced payout in a range of $4.70 to $4.90 per kg of milksolids for 2014/5.
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