Tougher economic and environmental conditions cause new dairy farms to slow to a trickle
It’s official – throughout the country the rate of converting land to dairy farms has dramatically slowed. By: GERARD HUTCHING
Murray Goulburn, Gary Helou and Brad Hingle: ACCC case to be heard in 2018
THE Federal Court of Australia will not hear the matter initiated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against Murray Goulburn and two of its former executives until September next year. By: PETER HEMPHILL
The good and bad of surging supermarket butter prices
OPINION: I have always been greedy with butter. By: LYN WEBSTER
Dairy farms use equivalent water of 60 million people, experts say
Dairy farms in New Zealand use water equivalent to the combined populations of London, New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Rio de Janeiro, experts say. By: CHARLIE MITCHELL
Robot-milked cows much calmer
Cows that are milked by robotic systems are much calmer than those milked in conventional milking-parlor setups. By: Chris McCullough
130 million euro subsidy for manure monofermentation at dairy farms
Today it was made known that Henk Kamp, the Minister of Economic Affairs, has granted 130 million euro SDE+ subsidy to Cooperative Jumpstart for the installation of 103 manure monofermentation systems at dairy farms.
Dairy Trust Taranaki ticking all the boxes
The trust was established late last year to direct dairy research in the region and oversees the DTT Gibson and Kavanagh research farms near Fonterra’s Whareroa site, as well as the Stratford and Waimate West demonstration farms. By: ESTHER TAUNTON
Punta del Agua se convirtió en la cuarta empresa láctea de Argentina
Exhibe desde hace años un vigoroso crecimiento que se potenció en los últimos meses con la dispersión de leche que recibía SanCor y otros remitentes.
Sigue en baja la producción de leche en la Argentina
La industria láctea tuvo un descenso del 2% en el mes de agosto, que se acentuó en mantecas y leches fluidas. Las exportaciones cayeron por encima del 30 por ciento. Una debacle sin fin que pone en riesgo la actividad lechera.
Calor reduce producción lechera en un 40 por ciento
Los ganaderos afirman que se encuentran en crisis ante dicha situación.