Dairy farmers persevere during adverse industry trends; looking for silver lining
Dairy farmers like Amy L. Beyer in Lowville want industry conditions to improve after years of working harder to produce more milk to keep up with their bills — to compensate for earning less for each pound of milk her cows produce. By: MARCUS WOLF
Farmgate milk price: Putting a price on herd testing benefits
CONSECUTIVE low farmgate milk price years forced one large New Zealand breeding company to prove the value of herd testing to its farmer clients. By SIMONE SMITH
Politicians don’t know the price of milk – but they do know how to set up a shell company
The Panama papers show that rich people aren’t even rational: they send their money on holiday to the Caymans, and live in perpetual rain in Britain. By Frank Boyle.
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiations still to come
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the world’s biggest multinational trade deals, was signed by 12 member nations on Thursday in New Zealand, but the massive trade pact will still require years of tough negotiations before it becomes a reality.
Trans-Pacific Partnership promises cheaper prices for consumers
That 12 wildly different countries, including Australia, the US and Japan, representing 40 per cent of the world’s output and 800 million people, were able to agree on a liberalisation of trade and investment barriers is a remarkable and welcome achievement.
Waikato farmer wearing undies and gumboots chases burglars
An attempted robbery was thwarted by an angry Waikato farmer who chased down the not-so-clever burglars wearing his undies and his gumboots.
Canada dairy protection hurts TPP bid
Canada’s Stephen Harper may be very keen on his fellow conservative leader, Tony Abbott. He’s keener still on winning his own re-election this October.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Session Ends With Heels Dug In
Tokyo was ready to extend major concessions on American truck tariffs but was blocked by Mexico, which wanted less competition for its own trucks in the United States market.
TPP: Trans Pacific Partnership talks fail in face of NZ, Canada dairy clash
Pacific Rim trade ministers have failed to clinch a deal to free up trade between a dozen nations after a dispute flared between Japan and North America over autos, New Zealand dug in over dairy trade and no agreement was reached on monopoly periods for next-generation drugs.
India, Australia plan to sign FTA by December
India and Australia aim to conclude the comprehensive free trade agreement by December, following a renewed push to the pact months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia.