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Mid Canterbury farmers back from study trip full of ideas

Mid Canterbury farmers back from study trip full of ideas

Two of the nation's top environmental farmers, Phillip and Jocelyn Everest, know there's more work to do after an overseas study tour, writes Tim Cronshaw.

Milk price boost for southern farmers

Dairy prices were a ‘‘mixed bag’’ in the first GlobalDairyTrade auction for the new season. Photo...

Milk price boost for southern farmers

Southern dairy farmers are marvelling at the trajectory of a milk price entering record territory at $10 a kilogram of milksolids.

Milk price boost for Otago farmers

Federated Farmers Dairy North Otago president Myfanwy Alexander says the record milk price...

Milk price boost for Otago farmers

Otago dairy farmers are marvelling at the trajectory of a milk price entering record territory at $10 a kilogram of milksolids.

Online auction ‘novel way’ to sell

Beef consumption is rising in some key international markets. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Online auction ‘novel way’ to sell

About 65% of the cattle sold at the annual South Island Online Spring Cattle Sale, a stock agent says.

Farmer fined $71k for environmental breaches

Southland dairy farmer fined $71k for environmental breaches

An embattled Southland dairy farmer has been fined more than $70,000 for his environmental calamities.

Fonterra confirms sale of iconic brands

Fonterra has confirmed it will sell its consumer business, including major brands like Anchor....

Fonterra confirms sale of iconic brands

Dairy giant Fonterra has confirmed it will sell its consumer business, including major brands Anchor and Mainland.

Farmer faces $1.8m in fines for breaches

Dairy farmer Reza Abdul-Jabbar was an imam at a mosque in Invercargill. Photo: RNZ

Dairy farmer faces $1.8m in fines for environmental breaches

A Southland dairy farmer has admitted breaching his environmental obligations just months after he was sentenced for ripping off his employees.

Irrigation’s benefits extolled

Rural North Otago has been transformed by irrigation. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Irrigation’s benefits extolled

It was heart-breaking footage — a salient reminder of the havoc drought wreaked on North Otago for many years.

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Call to control dogs after horrific cow deaths

Carmen Brenssell is devastated by the latest dog attack on her land. PHOTO: JULES CHIN

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Call to control dogs after horrific cow deaths

The agonising death of a cow which spent a night tangled in an electric fence in North Otago is being blamed on "town dogs".

Tight supply lifts milk price forecast

Tight supply lifts milk price forecast

Canterbury-based Synlait has lifted its milk price forecast in line with Fonterra’s mid range of $9 a kilogram of milk solids.

Dairy farm sales expected to lift

Rural estate agents are picking the dairy farm market to lift as farmers weigh up whether a...

Dairy farm sales expected to lift

Dairy farm sales are expected to pick up, as ageing and other farmers come to grips with a higher payout and list their Canterbury properties.

Former Fonterra boss Theo Spierings dies

Former Fonterra boss Theo Spierings dies

Theo Spierings, the former high-profile and controversial head of NZ dairy co-operative Fonterra, has died.

Head of embattled dairy company Synlait resigns

Milk producer Synlait appears to have recovered after being on the brink of receivership as...

Head of embattled dairy company Synlait resigns

The head of embattled dairy company Synlait Milk has resigned just weeks after the company secured its near term survival.

Lukewarm reaction to milk price

Like many farmers, Federated Farmers South Canterbury Dairy chairman Ad Hendriks is not getting...

Lukewarm reaction to milk price

Dairy farmers are reminding sideline commentators going "bonkers" about the prospect of a $9 payout that it comes on the back of a break-even season.

Greenpeace sues Fonterra over butter claim

Greenpeace's Sinéad Deighton-O'Flynn serving Fonterra with the dairy company the lawsuit, in...

Greenpeace sues Fonterra over butter claim

Greenpeace is suing dairy company Fonterra for misleading customers by claiming its Anchor brand butter is 100 percent New Zealand grass-fed.

Farm hit with record $300K fine for effluent discharge

A Waikato Regional Council officer inspecting stock underpass. Photo: Waikato Regional Council

Farm hit with record $300K fine for effluent discharge

A Waikato farming company, its director and manager have been convicted and fined a combined $305,900 for illegally discharging dairy effluent.

Positive future ahead as shareholders bail out

The shaky financial future of Synlait Milk is being steadied after a vote in favour of major shareholders bailing it out.

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