Average dairy farmer staring down barrel of $210,000 deficit
Dairy NZ has done the sums on what a $3.90 payout will mean for the average dairy farmer and it adds up to being in the red by $210,000 at season’s end in May.
'My kids swim in the river beside my farm all the time' – FedFarmers dairy chair
Online «keyboard warriors» who «put the boot in» to dairying might never have seen a river, Federated Farmers dairy industry group chairman Andrew Hoggard says.
Fonterra allows second vote
Potential damage to Fonterra’s brand and reputation overseas has prompted leaders of the dairy giant to agree to giving its farmer-shareholders another vote on the controversial share trading among farmers proposal.