Otago District Central Zone moved to a restricted fire season effective at 8am Wednesday 20 January. The central zone includes Alexandra, Clyde, Cromwell, Wanaka, Lake Hawea, Naseby, Ranfurly, Kurow, Otematata, Omarama and Middlemarch. There has been a total fire ban … Continue reading →

A new voluntary sustainability and continuous improvement standard developed by the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) has been piloted by sheep and beef farmers. Building on the success of the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP), the piloted NZFAP Plus … Continue reading →

RaboResearch senior analyst Emma Higgins says resilient Chinese demand is helping dairy prices remain high. She says there’s “upside potential” for the forecast farmgate milk price if prices the recent price rises on Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions continue this … Continue reading →

WorkSafe is reminding business owners that they must work with their inspectors or run the risk of enforcement action. The comment follows the conviction of Manawatu dairy farmer Daniel Reuel Sproull, who entered no plea to two charges under Section … Continue reading →

LIC has formed a distribution partnership with Israeli-based Afimilk to market its hi-tech cow collars in New Zealand. The AfiCollar, worn around the cow’s neck, collects data on animal health, wellbeing and fertility. Afimilk is one of the dairy industry’s … Continue reading →

Dairy farmers in New Zealand have woken up to some good news. The overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction has delivered another solid result. The GDT price index rose 4.8%, its fifth straight rise. More importantly for farmers, whole milk … Continue reading →

Fonterra’s bid to offload its loss-making China Farms business has cleared a major regulatory hurdle. Last month, the co-operative announced that it had obtained anti-trust clearance in China. The $531 million deal will be finalised before July subject to a … Continue reading →

Farms first have to be profitable if they are to meet environmental and other targets, say the Regional Supreme Winners of the 2020 Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards, Tony Coltman and Dana Carver. That will be the key message when … Continue reading →

Rural communications continues to lift to new levels in a world where connection and safety are key. Two companies at the forefront of the industry are Colvins Communications and Gisborne Net and while both are involved with communications, they come … Continue reading →

New Zealand Dairy Statistics for the 2019/20 season reveal the season was a productive one for dairy farmers. The statistics, released by DairyNZ and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), show that New Zealand dairy companies processed 21.1 billion litres of milk, … Continue reading →