Meat company ANZCO Foods recorded its best-ever revenue of $1.7b and a net profit before tax of $30.6m for the year ended 31 December 2019. “In 2019 we made record payments to farmers for the second year in a row … Continue reading →

Dairy Women’s Network is joining forces with Breast Cancer Cure (BCC) to raise funds for research. A new campaign ‘Milk for a Cure’ has been launched to coincide with World Milk Day on June 1. BCC says one woman every … Continue reading →

Delaying the introduction of new water reforms was not an option according to the two cabinet Ministers directly involved – Environment Minister David Parker and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor. After months of discussion and input from scientists, primary industry representatives, … Continue reading →

It was a great day for Fonterra at this year’s virtual 2020 NZ Cheese Awards. The co-operative’s Lichfield-based cheesemaker Sam Pokaitara scooped the Champion Cheesemaker title. And the co-op capped off the awards ceremony, held on Facebook on May 6, … Continue reading →

With the drought reaching a crisis level in Central Hawkes Bay with supplementary feed almost non-existent, farmers in the Wairarapa have answered the call for help. Farmers Sophie and Dan Hansen got working on social media and by Monday last … Continue reading →

The Government has announced a $700 million fund to support the primary sector and other groups in meeting new clean water standards. The package will go towards jobs in riparian and wetland planting, removing sediments and other initiatives to help … Continue reading →

Canterbury milk processor Synlait has reduced its 2019-20 forecast base milk price by 20c to $7.05/kgMS. Synlait chief executive Leon Clement says that in line with other commodities, dairy prices have eased significantly this year. “As a result (prices) are … Continue reading →

Parts of the Waikato are starting to recover from the drought, but the availability of feed remains a concern, says DairyNZ’s Sharon Morrell. She says some farms in Hauraki Plains and Northland with cow condition are below what it would … Continue reading →

Waikato farmer Ben Moore is urging farmers to have their say on the DairyNZ levy vote, which closes this week. Moore, the dairy chairperson for Waikato Federated Farmers, says industry-good organisations put in a huge amount of work on behalf … Continue reading →

A new law preventing the eviction of tenants from rental properties is causing a headache for some dairy farmers. Lawmakers in Wellington came up with a blanket law that failed to take account of what normally happens in the rural … Continue reading →