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A2 Corp eyes more suppliers
A2 CORPORATION pays a premium for its A2 milk of 8-10% above the farmgate price of standard milk, says managing director Geoff Babidge. And if expansion plans – here, and for infant formula into China...
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Feds pan One Plan ruling
FEDERATED FARMERS has slammed the Environment Court for the changes it’s made to Horizons Regional Council’s controversial One Plan. It warns dairy farmers could be forced off their land by some of the...
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Spierings gets the tick from farmers
FONTERRA CHIEF executive Theo Spierings is expected to announce this week that the co-op’s annual revenues have for the first time exceeded $20 billion. The achievement caps Spierings first year at the...
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Farmers swing on gates over One Plan ruling
FARMERS IN the Horizons region say they could deny access to their properties to members of Fish and Game as a result of its stance on the infamous One Plan and the recently announced decisions on it...
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Global milk supply slows, prices to firm
DAIRY INDUSTRY leaders are certain about one thing: uncertainty in the global dairy market. Economists are predicting less milk arriving on the global market next year. But industry leaders are...
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$8.2m payout not a ‘golden parachute’
FONTERRA CHAIRMAN Henry van der Heyden says the $8.2 million paid out to former chief executive Andrew Ferrier is not a ‘golden parachute’ deal. It is instead related to Ferrier’s performance during...
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Dairy Women’s Network membership boom
THE DAIRY Women’s Network has now hit 3100 members, growing by 700 in the year to June 2012. Chief executive Sarah Speight told the annual general meeting in Hamilton this month the network is an...
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Grooming women leaders
DAIRY WOMEN’S Network (DWN) chief executive Sarah Speight is well qualified to encourage other women to ignore ingrained attitudes as they step forward for leadership roles. Speight led a major dairy...
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Co-op champion to hang up his boots
WHAKATANE farmer Douglas Bull makes no apologies for being a champion of dairy cooperatives. On the verge of retirement, the former industry leader remains convinced TAF (trading among farmers) is a...
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Storm-ravaged farmer makes a comeback
SEVEN MONTHS ago South Taranaki dairy farmer David Werder was standing in a paddock amongst twisted corrugated roofing that had been a hay barn. Today two new barns are up and his farming operation is...
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Hands-on irrigation workshop
IrrigationNZ will team up with Synlait on November to host a pilot workshop for farm staff who operate irrigation systems. It will cover the skills and knowledge needed for "high performing...
View ArticleSteady price rise reflects low supply
GLOBAL DAIRY commodity prices continue to rise and fundamentals are supporting a firmer tone across dairy markets as global supply diminishes. Most dairy commodity prices are now only marginally down...
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Lack of succession planning risky
A LACK of good business and succession plans is causing a number of large dairy farming businesses to falter, risking collapse, says a dairy farmer who’s now regarded as an expert in this area. Trevor...
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New uni dairying school eyes 100 students
A NEW graduate school of dairying will get underway immediately at Auckland University, says the dean of science, Professor Grant Guilford. The Joint Graduate School in Dairy Research and Innovation...
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New conversions must be top notch water managers
INVESTMENT IN new dairy conversions could be affected by last minute changes to the Land and Water Forum’s third report, says IrrigationNZ’s chief executive Andrew Curtis. “Dairying that goes in from...
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Database move to DNZ ‘a welcome event’
THE COUNTRY’S second-largest breeding company is welcoming the transfer of the dairy core database to DairyNZ. CRV Ambreed marketing manager Peter Berney says it makes good sense to have the database...
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Cows’ udders drag in effluent
A MORRINSVILLE farmer has been fined $33,000 for illegally discharging dairy effluent into the environment. So deep was the effluent that cows’ udders were dragging in it. The case, brought by the...
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Weather, feed costs keep global milk supply tight
THE FONTERRA Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on February 5 shows a solid rise in the GDT Trade Weighted Index (TWI) which takes in the basket of our dairy products, up 2.4% from the previous auction....
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DCDs wanted back
FERTILISER COMPANY Ballance says it shares farmers’ sentiment that nitrate inhibitors containing DCD should be allowed back on the market. But the farmer co-op adds this must only happen only when...
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