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...
New Zealand
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...
Dairy
GDT analysis: Weak Chinese demand continues to weigh on dairy trade
New Zealand bank ASB has cut its 2015/2016 milk price forecast to $5.00/kg after the Global Dairy Trade tumbled for...
Dairy
How one dairy farmer milks 90 cows but owns no land
Noel McCall is a dairy farmer with a difference; he’s milking 90 cows but he owns none of the land...
Dairy
Number of farmers taking guaranteed milk price from Fonterra doubles
Fonterra has set its June Guaranteed Milk Price (GMP) at $5.25/kgMS; the same price as the opening 2015/16 forecast Farmgate Milk...
Dairy
Slowdown in Kiwi dairy output growth forecast
A report released by the New Zealand Department of Primary Industries was published last week, and has forecast a short...
Dairy
'High dairy production levels in New Zealand will take time to be absorbed'
Dairy prices in New Zealand are expected to remain weak for the coming months, before beginning to ‘recover in earnest’...
Sheep
Amazing video of farmer herding thousands of sheep from the sky
It’s like a scene from the Lion King as a New Zealand farmer uses a drone to not only film his...
