Agri Politics
Kiwi rugby club secure its own dairy farm
Coastal Rugby and Sports Club, a New Zealand rugby club, has bought its own dairy farm. It has been reported...
Agri Politics
Coastal Rugby and Sports Club, a New Zealand rugby club, has bought its own dairy farm. It has been reported...
Agri Politics
New Zealand has experienced a recent, rapid slowdown in milk production according to industry commentators, Dairyco reports. This could help...
Agri Politics
Drought conditions have been officially declared on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy...
Agri Politics
South Island New Zealand dairy farmers are coming under extreme pressures in recent months due to a prolonged period of...
Dairy
Soils are drying out fast around New Zealand according to dairy industry body DairyNZ. The majority of New Zealand’s North Island...
Dairy
Fonterra’s New Zealand milk collection in December was up 3% on December 2013 according to latest figures from the global...
Dairy
Concerns have been voiced for the Irish dairy farmers as New Zealand pushes for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with...
Dairy
The ongoing dry weather conditions in New Zealand have led to water usage restrictions being imposed on some dairy farmers...
Dairy
This weeks cut in Fonterra’s milk price payout was to be expected, but it is further bad news, especially for...
Agri Politics
Fonterra has reduced its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2014/’15 season from $5.30/kg MS to $4.70/kg MS (€37c/kg) When...
Agri Politics
Increasing milk volumes puts pressure on finances, organisational management and staff of processors, according to Dr Chris Bloore, a Dairy...
Agri Politics
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is set to review its farmgate milk price forecast tomorrow (Tuesday), amid poor market sentiment...
Dairy
The world’s largest robotic dairy installation under one roof is now in operation on a South Canterbury dairy farm in...
Opinion
In light of the recent Irish agri-trade mission to China, it is an opportune time to examine the state of...
Sheep
The 2013-14 New Zealand lamb export season ended in September, and the latest figures released from GTIS indicate that total...
Dairy
Price volatility is a real fear for new entrants and different pricing options is something that appeals to farmer suppliers,...
Sheep
The EU accounted for 48% of New Zealand lamb returns in the 2013-14 season, according to Andrew Burtt, Chief Economist...
Beef
As dairy prices continue to stumble, beef prices rumble on in New Zealand according to Nathan Penny, ASB Rural Economist....