Dairy

Company and its three farms $35m in debt and in breach of mediation agreement.

Weak supply from major production countries is expected to continue, supporting higher commodity prices.

Company founder gives reasons for moving to block shareholder vote on Bright Dairy and a2 Milk Co rescue package.

Former Synlait boss files complaint about voting rights for major shareholders.

Extra payment for farmers who reach one of three tiers in Nestlé-sponsored scheme.

Rabobank report cautions, however, that co-op’s strategic shift will cost it in the rankings in years to come.

Magnolia Dairy unpasteurised product that was bought from Silverdale vending machine has been flagged by Food Safety.

Period included revaluation of property and livestock.

Prices have been surprisingly resilient, says Colliers’ director of rural and agribusiness valuation.

Farmers and politicians surely have a similar end goal, says the chair of DairyNZ. 

Co-op also says it’s on track for ‘a strong full-year dividend’.

Bright Dairy of Shanghai will be 65% majority shareholder, paying a premium to gain control of troubled company.

Anna Palairet keeps Fonterra’s wheels turning, from the milk vats to overseas markets.

Even now, Olympic rower Rebecca Scown feels her early years on the farm guiding her.

Tracing the century-old legacy of Indian participation in New Zealand’s dairy industry.

Milk powder leads the way as index records its biggest percentage rise in three years.

Chief dairy buyer says NZ is not moving fast enough to meet the company’s needs.

The leadership journey of DairyNZ’s first female chair, Tracy Brown, combines skills learnt in community governance with training and opportunities.

Reduction in nitrate leaching from pastures greater than anticipated, study finds.

Company posts healthy revenue despite challenges with chief customer for its infant formula.

Processors call for long-term planning to head off ‘another hit to the primary sector’.

Ever-increasing yields from 40 well-bred and well-fed cows is the aim.

NZ producers ask McClay to take legal action on skimmed milk powder moves.

Rowarth, McIntyre and Leonard up for two director seats.

Eight years after it started converting dairy farms to organic systems, Pāmu is farming more profitably and more sustainably on those properties.

Commodity is a standout in a mixed bag of price movements.

August 6 is Farm Worker Appreciation Day, when the dairy sector shows some love to the men and women at the heart of its operations.

With nine years under their belts, two directors will not seek re-election come November.

With an eye on China, Cabinet decides not to adopt Aus-NZ limits on package info.

System offers better prediction of carcase performance at slaughter.

Chair and new director announced at state farmer.

Milk production also back in the United States, due to avian influenza.

Market is also punishing infant formula imports as birth rate falls.

PhD candidate is looking for the honest thoughts of those on the lower rungs of the farm hierarchy, and how that might relate to safety.

An associate trustee with the Dairy Women’s Network believes in saying yes to opportunities.

But there’s a sense that the worst is over for dairy farms, economist says.