Mid-$6 forecast milk price expected for new milking season
Bank economists and farming leaders are predicting a largely unchanged milk price when Fonterra announces its opening forecast for the 2018-19 dairy season in late May.
Succession planning: The dirty secret of the farming industry
How many farmers have a five or even 10-year plan for their farm? It is hard to gauge in the dairy industry but based on statistics it is assumed that very few have considered their long-term future.
Farm sales drop 11pct as cattle disease keeps farmers nervous
New Zealand farm sales fell 11 percent in the March quarter from a year earlier, as the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease outbreak weighed on purchasing intentions and spanned a period where smaller plots of rural land were captured by the regime to screen foreign buyers.
Danone's loss is Parag's gain: Are dairy MNCs facing challenges in India?
Danone’s arch-rivals Nestle and Lactalis, too, face difficulties in the Indian market, said experts.
Dairy co-op Dale Farm signals interest in LacPatrick merger
Northern Ireland’s leading dairy co-operative Dale Farm is in talks with Ireland-based dairy co-op LacPatrick for a potential merger.
What does Lely’s fully robotic dairy farm vision entail?
Farming innovator Lely has announced groundbreaking technology, designed towards fulfilling its vision for the future sustainable, fully robotic dairy farm. It focuses on the wellbeing of the cow, farmer, consumer and environment.
Moaners – raw milk no barrier for making home made dairy products
OPINION: I am trying to save money by budgeting only $1000 for groceries all year.
Walmart’s milk production hits farmers hard
Being a dairy farmer is an utterly tough slog in the best of times. Now they have plenty more beef.
Low milk prices force farmers to make tough decision
DANE COUNTY (WKOW) — It was always Kyle Kurt’s dream to run his own a dairy farm. The owner of Kurt Dairy has been in the farming business since he was a teen.
Family dairy sues FDA over “imitation skim milk”
A family of dairy farmers is suing the Food and Drug Administration over a requirement to label their natural skim milk as “imitation milk” due to a failure to add vitamins to their product.