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Fieldays: DairyNZ celebrates success of 20-year-old DairyBase tool
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Dairy farmers will need to tighten belts this season, says DairyNZ
Inflation has eaten into what historically would have been a strong farmgate milk price.
Agriculture removed from ETS; He Waka Eke Noa disbanded
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Dairy farms benefit from sustainability fund
Fund received many high-quality applications reflecting strong interest from Kiwi farmers.
The rise, fall and rise of a2 Milk
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China's marriage rate plummeted in grim Covid restrictions.
Miraka announces strong milk price forecast
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Former Finance Minister Ruth Richardson replaced on Synlait board
Richardson will be replaced by Leon Fung.
What went wrong with Synlait and how new chair plans to fix it
The cash-strapped dairy company Synlait can be restored, he says.
Struggling Synlait confirms farmer exodus
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Watchdog council eyes pressure on business performance in Q4 as price relativities narrow.
Fonterra sets new season milk price forecast, reports strong Q3 performance
Current season milk price forecast narrows, earnings per share outlook lifted
Price gap between Fonterra stocks lingers after flurry of activity over sale prospect
Price of Fonterra farmer-owned shares surged over possible consumer business sale.
'Long-term game': Farmer works on how to 'winter better'
Kevin Hall has looked for ways to improve wintering facilities for his cows since 2008.
'Stainless steel cows': Is precision fermentation a threat to Kiwi farmers?
NZ labs could soon start mass-producing dairy-identical products without using cows.
Take care on rural roads on Moo-ving Day
Thousands of cows are moved about the country on or around June 1.
Mozzarella steals the show at final GDT for the season
Global dairy prices have ended the current season on a positive note.
Fonterra 2024/25 milk price heading well north of $8/kgMS
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Fonterra's options for quitting capital-hungry consumer product business include IPO
Industry reacts to talk of major Fonterra shake-up.