Dairy
New Zealand milk collection up 4.5% as peak nears
Milk collection across New Zealand to September 30 reached 322 million kgMS, 4.5% higher than the same period last year...
Fonterra
Dairy
Kiwi farmers say the once promising 2015 milk season now looks only breakeven
The 2014/15 season, which offered so much for New Zealand dairy farmers, has turned into a break even one for...
Agri-Business
Glanbia among world's top 20 dairy processors
The International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) has published the top 20 global dairies based on milk intake in 2013 and...
Dairy
Dairy farmers worldwide now choosing Irish bulls
Last September ABS Ireland sent its first shipment of AI straws from their grassland programme to New Zealand. Since then...
Dairy
Kiwi tankers collecting milk every 9 seconds
The start of spring this week in New Zealand marks the start of the peak milk season which will see, at its...
Dairy
Fonterra maintains forecast farmgate price
Fonterra has maintained its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season at $6.00 per kgMS, the co-op has announced....
Dairy
Fonterra to invest $555m increasing processing capacity
Fonterra’s Board has given the green light to spend NZ$555m on increasing its processing capacity to help meet global demand...
Dairy
Environmental footprint of dairy products under the microscope
Major players in the European dairy sector have recently launched the work on the Dairy Environmental Footprint Pilot (‘DAIRY PEF’),...
Dairy
Strathroy pays 38c/L for June milk, back 1c/L
Strathroy Dairy has confirmed that it has paid a price equivalent to 38c/L (before bonuses) to its Republic of Ireland...
Dairy
Strathroy pays 38c/L for June milk, back 1c/L
Strathroy Dairy has confirmed that it has paid a price equivalent to 38c/L (before bonuses) to its Republic of Ireland...
Agri-Business
Fonterra and Abbott announce proposed dairy farm hub in China
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd and Abbott have announced the signing of an agreement to develop a proposed dairy farm hub...
Dairy
Strathroy continues to grow its milk pool in the South East
Ruairi Cunningham, Managing Director of Strathroy Dairies, has told Agriland that it is continuing to grow its farmer supply base...
Dairy
Strathroy continues to grow its milk pool in the South East
Ruairi Cunningham, Managing Director of Strathroy Dairies, has told Agriland that it is continuing to grow its farmer supply base...
Dairy
Scientists discover ‘fat gene’ in cows
New Zealand-based co-op, Livestock Improvement Company (LIC) has discovered genetic variations which impact milk composition in dairy cows. All cows...
Agri-Business
Nutricia sees profits fall by 97% in wake of Fonterra contamination scare
Nutricia, the New Zealand specialist infant-formula company, saw its profits drop by 97% last year. The figures come after the...
Dairy
Two thirds EU of milk co-op purchased
Just two thirds of milk in the EU is co-op purchased, compared to over 90% of Irish milk, according to...
Agri-Business
Comment: Time to review Fonterra's sacred cow?
There’s a cow – not an elephant – in the room where New Zealand’s trade performance is discussed. The cow...
Dairy
Fonterra offers locked-in prices
Following last week’s announcement of the 2014/’15 forecast Farmgate Milk Price, Fonterra has announced it is accepting applications from farmers...
