octubre 16, 2017 – Histórico eDairyNews

Rain, rain and more rain – where is spring farmers ask?

Two days of dry weather has done little to dry out wet Manawatū/Rangitīkei paddocks.
By: JILL GALLOWAY
Source: Stuff

Farmers 'leaving the grid in droves' as power prices rise, says primary producers' peak body

The National Farmers Federation (NFF) says the National Electricity Market (NEM) is broken, and farmers are «leaving it in droves».
By: Clint Jasper
Source: ABC Rural

Fonterra's farmers to vote on four directors after process to address 'skills matrix'

Fonterra Cooperative Group shareholders will vote on four new directors – one-third of the board – after the dairy company’s exhaustive new selection process that rates candidates against a ‘skills matrix’.
By: Jonathan Underhill
Source: NZ Herald

Hurricane Ophelia: storm advice for dairy farmers

Disrupted milk collections, power outages and wind damage risks: here is how to manage the next 24 hours on dairy farms.
By: Jack Kennedy
Source: Irish Farmers Journal

Dairy apprenticeship scheme aims to attract best and brightest to industry

Federated Farmers and Primary ITO’s new dairy apprenticeship scheme will help fill the shortage of good dairy staff that exists.
By: ANDREW MCGIVEN
Source: Stuff

‘The minister swatted my complaint away like a fly’ – Dairy farmer on stamp duty 'bombshell'

A DAIRY farmer has described the new stamp duty rate as a “bombshell” that is taxing farmers’ ambitions and is a massive blow.
By: Claire Fox
Source: Independent

Why has the price of butter risen so sharply in the past year?

The cost of butter in Germany has increased by about 70 percent. Other dairy products have risen in price as well.
Anyone who has recently picked up a block of butter in the dairy aisle at a supermarket in Germany will have likely noticed a dramatic increase in its price.
Source: The Local Europe AB

Día: 16 de octubre de 2017