A new project launched this week provides farmers alternatives to the harmful disposal practices of burning, burying and stock-piling of waste. The New Zealand Rural Waste Minimisation Project was launched at the South Island Agricultural Field Days in Kirwee by … Continue reading →

Westland Milk Products has lowered its predicted payout range for the 2018-19 due to lower than expected sales. The Westland board lowered its predicted payout range to $5.80 – $6.00 (previously $6.00 to $6.20). Chairman Pete Morrison said factors driving … Continue reading →

A system that kills the E. coli and other bacteria in farm dairy effluent has taken first prize in the South Island Agricultural Field Days’ Agri Innovation Awards. Ravensdown’s ClearTech dairy effluent treatment system uses a coagulant to bind effluent … Continue reading →

What made agricultural countries successful will not win the next era, says the chairman of Rabobank’s managing board. New Zealand, Australia and the Netherlands have all gone through an amazing agricultural revolution, bringing them to the forefront of productivity and to their … Continue reading →

An 18-month long project to understand how changes on farm to reduce greenhouse gas emissions may impact a farms profitability and productivity has come to fruition. Results of the project were released today at the Owl demonstration farm in Cambridge … Continue reading →

A Collingwood dairying couple is calling for formal recognition of healthy human relationships and wellbeing as quantifiable benchmarks in dairy farming. Tim and Deborah Rhodes say the industry acknowledges the need for healthy environments and healthy animals, but not healthy … Continue reading →

Whole milk powder, butter and cheese prices were the big drivers of the eighth bounce in a row for the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) last week, says Emma Higgins, Rabobank dairy analyst. The overall price index was up 1.9%. Positive … Continue reading →

While it’s always good to hear positive news stories, the latest Situation and Outlook report for dairy may be a tad rosy, says Feds national dairy spokesman Chris Lewis. The Outlook report is forecasting that dairy exports will be up … Continue reading →

Dairy farmers are welcoming the report released today by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. They say the report recommends methane should be treated differently to carbon dioxide and doesn’t need to be reduced to net zero. DairyNZ chief executive Tim … Continue reading →

Canterbury milk processor Synlait reports “a solid result” in its half-year profit announcement, albeit down 9.6% on the same period last year. Net profit after tax for the first half of the financial year (HY19) was $37.3 million, down from … Continue reading →