Dairy
Why things are looking up for Global Dairy Trade prices
Overall dairy prices spiked 16.5% at yesterday’s Global Dairy Trade auction for the third consecutive strong gain. The lift was...
New Zealand
Dairy
New Zealand milk production could fall further than expected
Fonterra has maintained its milk volume forecast for the 2015-16 season in the range of 2-3% lower than the amount collected...
Dairy
New Zealand milk production up 1.2% year-on-year
New Zealand milk production for May, June and July 2015 was at its highest point since 2012, figures from the...
Dairy
'Dairy price increases likely to slow despite recent results'
Recent price increases seen for dairy commodities are likely to slow, according to New Zealand bank ASB. In a recent...
Sheep
New Zealand lamb production up 1% on 2014, exports down 4%
New Zealand lamb production for the 2014-15 season-to-date (October 2014 to June 2015) is 1% higher than the previous year,...
Sheep
Kiwi sheep gives birth to quadruplet lambs
A two-year old Southdown ewe in New Zealand has given birth to healthy quadruplet lambs – a rarity in the...
Dairy
New Zealand (not Ireland) worst hit by dairy downturn - Rabobank
A new report by Rabobank says a combination of factors have conspired to see New Zealand prices hit far harder...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers' debt has trebled in 10 years
The dairy debt of New Zealand’s farmers has trebled in the past 10 years to NZ$34.5 billion as farmers go...
Dairy
No government dig out for struggling Kiwi dairy farmers
Dairy farmers in New Zealand will not be offered special financial support from the New Zealand government, despite facing significant...
Dairy
9 out of 10 Kiwi dairy farmers to take on extra debt this year
Fonterra’s announcement that its 2015-16 Forecast Farmgate Milk Price is reducing from $5.25 to $3.85 means a further reduction of $150,000...
Sheep
New Zealand lamb exports increase in June (down in H1)
Kiwi lamb exports in June increased year-on-year for the first time in 2015, AHDB, the organisation for the English beef...
Dairy
Fonterra fined €115,000 after causing a local stink
Fonterra, the New Zealand dairy giant, has been fined NZ$192,000 (€115,000) after it discharged buttermilk in a South Taranaki treatment pond...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers told to cut 'unprofitable production'
With the continued decline in milk price, DairyNZ Chief Executive Tim Mackle has called on dairy farmers to cut unprofitable...
Dairy
Fonterra chief says milk prices to improve in second half of year
Milk prices should improve in the second half of the year, according to Fonterra Chief Executive, Theo Spierings. He told the...
World News
'New Zealand will not need animal antibiotics by 2030'
By 2030 New Zealand will not need antibiotics for the maintenance of animal health and wellness, New Zealand Veterinary Association...
Rural Life
Video: Watch one Kiwi farmer fly to work on his farm
New Zealand farmer Harry Meijer has a unique way of going to work; he uses a zipline to go from...
Dairy
New Zealand dairy cull up 21% - strong beef price and low milk price to blame
New Zealand dairy cull cow numbers have increased as farmers take advantage of higher beef prices. The cull cow kill...
World News
New Zealand dairy commodities fall in Chinese stock exchange aftershock
New Zealand dairy markets and commodities have been hardest hit by the uncertainty facing the Chinese stock exchange, according to...
