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20 May 2019
Current Milk Season Looks Good, but Not Record BreakingNEW ZEALAND - With just over a fortnight to go, the country's current milk season looks to have been a good - but not stellar - year for processors as dry weather at the tail end crimped production....
08 May 2019
Beef + Lamb NZ Says Methane Reduction Targets 'Unreasonable'NEW ZEALAND - Methane reduction targets set out in government's climate change legislation are unreasonable, the organisation representing sheep and beef producers says....
03 May 2019
BurgerFuel Launches Plant-based Beef BurgerNEW ZEALAND - BurgerFuel enters an exciting new frontier this week with the launch of their plant-based beef burger – the Beyond Beleaf....
02 May 2019
Warm Temperatures See Dairy Production Levels DiveNEW ZEALAND - Hot weather earlier in the year is being blamed for a marked drop in dairy production during March, compared with the same period last year. ...
22 April 2019
Environment Report Shows Harm from Dairy Sector: GreenpeaceNEW ZEALAND - Greenpeace wants fewer cows and more regulation, saying the dairy industry has been allowed to run riot and wreak havoc on the environment....
18 April 2019
MPI Raises Restrictions on Farms to Stop Spread of M. BovisNEW ZEALAND - Farmers will need to brace themselves for a surge in the number of properties that cannot move stock off their farms as officials grapple with controlling the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis....
16 April 2019
Ratepayers Get Bill for Animal Waste Despite Small Dairy IndustryNEW ZEALAND - A South Island mayor is questioning why ratepayers and taxpayers are footing the bill to clean up industrial waste....
03 April 2019
A2 Milk Says Lift in Dairy Prices May Impact FY2020NEW ZEALAND - A2 Milk Company said recent increases in dairy pricing will have an impact on gross margin percentages in the 2020 financial year but it doesn't anticipate any significant impact this year....
Rise of Veganism Threatens NZ Dairy, Meat Industry, Says ReportNEW ZEALAND - A new report claims New Zealand's dairy and meat industry is under threat from a growing global demand for vegan products....
01 April 2019
Dairy Effluent Treatment System Good News for Water QualityNEW ZEALAND - New research conducted by Lincoln University on Ravensdown’s ClearTech® farm dairy effluent (FDE) treatment system in Canterbury has shown the system could have significant environmental benefits for river, lake and groundwater quality....
27 March 2019
Westland Milk Deal Rings Alarm Bells for Dairy IndustryNEW ZEALAND - Westland Milk Products shareholders need to think long and hard before selling their 125-year-old Co-op, says New Zealand First Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Patterson....
11 March 2019
New Online Tool to Help Dairy Farmers Identify M.bovis RiskNEW ZEALAND - A new cost-effective tool for dairy farmers aims to help in New Zealand’s quest to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis....
08 March 2019
NZ Meat and Dairy Up in DecemberNEW ZEALAND - The volume of meat and dairy product manufacturing rose in the December 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today....
05 March 2019
Record Fine for Waikato Dairy Farmer for Effluent DischargesNEW ZEALAND - On-going environmental breaches on a Waikato farm have seen a fine of over $130,000 handed down in the Hamilton District Court....
01 March 2019
Terms of Trade Slips on Lower Dairy PricesNEW ZEALAND - Falling global prices for milk powder and butter meant overall export prices dropped 1.7 percent in the December 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today....
21 February 2019
Dairy Product Prices Advance Less Than ExpectedNEW ZEALAND - Dairy product prices moved higher at the Global Dairy Trade auction, rising for the sixth straight time, though gains were less than expected....
07 February 2019
Farmer Input Needed for New Zealand's Biosecurity Response LevyDairy farmers are being strongly encouraged to give their feedback on how the sector will pay its share of the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) response programme....
21 January 2019
No 'Over the Fence' Spread of M. Bovis, Says MPINEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries says there have been no cases of "over the fence spread" of Mycoplasma bovis, as three more farms are confirmed as infected with the cattle disease....
17 January 2019
Dairy Cattle Numbers Dip Again, Beef Cattle Numbers UpNEW ZEALAND - The number of dairy cattle has dipped for the second year, while beef cattle numbers increased strongly in 2018, Stats NZ said today....
14 January 2019
Could Wagyu Beef Protect Against Heart Disease?NEW ZEALAND - As barbeque season gets into full swing, New Zealand researchers are investigating whether certain kinds of red meat could actually protect against heart disease....
11 December 2018
Dairy, Meat Products Lead Manufacturing FallNEW ZEALAND - A fall in dairy and meat products pushed overall manufacturing sales down for the September 2018 quarter, Stats NZ has reported....
10 December 2018
Dairy Farmers Show Pessimism While Horticulturalists Cheer UpNEW ZEALAND - Farmers are becoming increasingly pessimistic about economic conditions in the year ahead with government policy concerns, falling commodity prices and rising costs being key reasons, according to Rabobank’s latest survey....
02 November 2018
Kiwi Dairy Company Could Face Court Action in US Due to False AdvertisingNEW ZEALAND - The US dairy industry has restated its view that the a2 Milk Company (a2MC) is making false claims in its advertising in the United States....
01 November 2018
Westland Milk Lowers Forecast Payout on Falling Dairy PricesNEW ZEALAND - Westland Milk Products lowered its forecast payout for the current season by as much as 6.6 per cent due to the decline in global dairy prices and butter in particular....
09 October 2018
Greenpeace: Water Plan a Start but Govt Must Ban Dairy ExpansionNEW ZEALAND - Greenpeace has welcomed the Government’s fresh water work plan as a good step towards clean rivers but has criticised it’s lack of immediate action to stop increases in cow numbers and pollution....
04 October 2018
Otago Researchers Help Unlock Answers About Leptospirosis in AfricaNEW ZEALAND - University of Otago researchers are helping lead international studies which have discovered that exposure to cattle and rice farming are risk factors for the devastating disease leptospirosis in northern Tanzania....
27 September 2018
Commencement of Annual Dairy InspectionsNEW ZEALAND - From Monday, 24 September, the Otago Regional Council (ORC) started their annual dairy inspections....
25 September 2018
Govt Invests $7m into Dairy Farming ProductivityNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's dairy cattle population has hit 5 million, the maximum that's practical to farm in this country....
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