Canterbury dairy farmers' spending paying off
Canterbury dairy farmers are putting money where where their mouths are and playing their part in helping to improve water quality, says Canterbury dairy leader Tom Mason.
By: Nigel Malthus
Source: RuralNewsGroup
Link: http://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/item/12946-canterbury-dairy-farmers-spending-paying-off
Environment Canterbury compliance results show dairy farm improvement around Timaru
No prosecutions for resource consent breaches were issued in the Timaru District in the 2016/2017 financial year, as the proportion of resource consents judged compliant improved, according to Environment Canterbury (ECan). By: ELENA MCPHEE
Peak cow? Dairy farming slows in Canterbury
Dairy’s meteoric rise in Canterbury may be over as applications for new dairy farming conversions in Canterbury drop to their lowest point in a decade, new figures show. By: CHARLIE MITCHELL
South Canterbury rich-lister's diseased cows may have been sent to other farms
Officials have confirmed the disease-hit van Leeuwen Group has transported cows to other farms. By: GERARD HUTCHING
Cow disease found in second South Canterbury dairy farm
Ministry for Primary Industries spokesperson Geoff Gwynn tells us the second finding of the deadly mycoplasma bovis disease is not unexpected, given close connections between the farms. By: PAT DEAVOLL
Milk prices nudge break-even point for farmers
Prices have risen to 1.6 percent to an average $US3005 a tonne in the latest dairy auction.
Conservation Comment: Dairy giant's burning issue
THE dairy industry has a problem. We know they’ve messed up our rivers, but less obvious is the mess they’re making of our atmosphere. By Rosemary Penwarden
Synlait lifts farmer payout to $6.25 for season
Synlait Milk has increased its forecast milk price from $6 per kilogram of milksolids $6.25 for the 2016-2017 season.
Milk powder price set to stay high says economist
Dairy farmers’ spirits have lifted after economist Emma Higgins told them international global auction prices are likely to stay up. By JILL GALLOWAY.
Fonterra, ECan join forces to tackle Kaikoura water quality
Fonterra and its Kaikoura shareholders have officially joined forces with Environment Canterbury to tackle the district’s water quality issues. By JOEL INESON