Fonterra's search for new chief to replace Theo Spierings moves a step closer
Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the search for a successor to chief executive Theo Spierings is continuing but he will not give a date for when the new appointee will take over.
Farmer stunned after people’s generosity with Adopt-A-Cow campaign saving his herd
A DROUGHT-stricken farmer has been astounded by people’s generosity after his social media SOS saved his herd in just six short weeks. Donations flooded in from across Australia and even the world.
Slow and steady milk supply wins the payout race
OPINION: It’s a big week in the agri sector because it’s Fieldays week. Actually, by the time this is in print it will be all over and some of you may be suffering from shopper’s remorse.
Second round of milk tests loom
Farmers will undergo another national round of bulk milk testing in spring as the campaign to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis ramps up.
NZ dairy farmers receive milk price boost
NEW Zealand dairy farmers are looking forward to some cream in their mail boxes after milk giant Fonterra announced an opening forecast farmgate milk price of NZ$7 (£3.62) a kilogram of milk solids (kgMS) for the 2018/19 season.
Dairy farmers foresee hardship ahead with grain price hike
FEARS are rising that Scenic Rim dairy farmers will soon be struggling due to rising grain prices which are already some of the dearest on record.
La mentira de la leche a 5.000 dólares
La leche comprada por el gobierno se termina pagando U$S 3.200.
Los tambos reclaman una “urgente recomposición” del precio de la leche
Andrea Passerini, tambera del oeste bonaerense e integrante de Carbap (Confederación de la Asociaciones Rurales de Buenos Aires y La Pampa), contó con crudeza a Bichos de Campo el resultado de una reunión entre los productores de leche y un montón de representantes del Estado y la industria láctea. “No pasó naranja”, fue su síntesis.
Adulterada, el 77.8% de la leche que importa México
En 2017 compramos 4 mil 900 millones de litros de agregados de grasa vegetal, con vitaminas y minerales de dudosa calidad.
Unión de Uniones denuncia que los ganaderos cobran por la leche un 14% menos que hace cuatro años
Pide al ministro Luis Planas que ponga en marcha mecanismos para solucionar la problemática del sector productor lácteo.