Product testing helps Waikato company keep dairy industry pumping
Does small town New Zealand hold the key to the country’s success?
Millionaire dairy farm family try to have son sectioned after he asks for share of family farm
A millionaire dairy farming couple is trying to prove their son is mentally unwell after he left their church and raised concerns about the family business. By CRAIG HOYLE
Low dairy payout hits Waikato Fieldays revenue
Subdued dairy prices have been blamed for a 13 per cent drop in revenue generated for the Waikato regional economy by this year’s Fieldays at Mystery Creek.
Farmers' right to stand for Fonterra board clarified
Waikato farmer Dirk Sieling discusses a newly revised Fonterra governance and representation proposal to be voted on at a special meeting on October 12.
Bad weather brings fears of milk dumping
Flood-affected Coromandel roads are proving stressful for Waikato dairy farmers, with tankers unable to get through to collect their milk.
Dairy farmers advised on prospering in volatile markets at SIDE
If dairy farmers averaged out their financial performances the last eight years many of them would have made no money, says a dairy farm business consultant.
Fonterra makes new appointments to senior management team
Fonterra has announced two new appointments to its top management team.
Fonterra dairy products put at risk by storage temperature at Hamilton factory
Millions of dollars worth of dairy products at a Fonterra plant were tested after being stored at the wrong temperature.
Banks put pressure on Northland farmers
Higher numbers of dairy farms than usual are on the market in Northland and Southland, although other regions are generally static.
Dairy farmers 'tarred with the same brush'
A Waikato dairy farmer disgusted by the animal abuse in SAFE’s video footage is angry the entire industry is being questioned over the incident.