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From sales to making 4,000kg of cheese a year by hand
One woman has gone from a regular sales job to making 4,000kg of cheese a year by hand in her...
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Pics: A 1,550ha Swedish dairy farm that milks 720 cows
Some 720 dairy cows are milked three times a day on the Skottorps Sateri dairy farm in Sweden which is...
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Slowdown in Kiwi dairy output growth forecast
A report released by the New Zealand Department of Primary Industries was published last week, and has forecast a short...
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Glanbia pays 3c/L bonus to hold May milk price at 30.5c/L
Glanbia is to hold its manufacturing milk price for May supplies at 30.5c/L including VAT. This follows a decision taken...
Agri-Business
50% of Kiwi farmers face losses, but Fonterra says future is positive
Around 35% of New Zealand dairy farmers are due to make a loss this year, with some commentators saying that...
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UK dairy farmers could hit the picket lines again
Dairy farmers in the UK could hit the picket lines next week over poor milk prices. UK farmer group Farmers...
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Fonterra concerned about global dairy demand, but says it will bounce back
The CEO of Fonterra, Theo Spierings, has said he is concerned about the global demand for dairy but expects global...
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'European dairy farmers need more help facing volatility'
The EU must bring more balance into the supply chain, introduce better tools against market disturbances and help dairy farmers...
Agri-Business
USDA says Chinese dairy imports to remain sluggish
China’s imports of milk and dairy powders may stay restrained for longer than expected, according to the United States Department...
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An extra 1.5 billion litres of milk to be produced each year in the EU till 2016
EU milk production has been forecasted to grow further in 2015 and 2016, according to European Commission estimates. Estimated figures...
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Superlevy deferral scheme won't be in place for this month’s cheque - ICOS
The new Superlevy Instalment Scheme is ‘unlikely’ to be in place to impact on dairy farmers’ milk cheques this month,...
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'High dairy production levels in New Zealand will take time to be absorbed'
Dairy prices in New Zealand are expected to remain weak for the coming months, before beginning to ‘recover in earnest’...
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How to grow low potash silage for dry cows
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
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EU wholesale dairy markets continue to fall in May
EU wholesale markets for dairy products fell again in May as pressure from supply remains, according to Dairyco. Prices across most...
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Scottish government to support dairy farmers on the Isle of Bute
Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed that he will be providing additional support to dairy farmers on the...
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Fonterra offers guaranteed milk price contracts
Following its recent announcement of the 2015/16 forecast Farmgate Milk Price, applications are now open for Fonterra farmers to lock...
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Ostertagia levels running high in spring 2015 - Glanbia
Glanbia’s bulk milk disease screening service showed high levels of Ostertagia in dairy herds in spring 2015, Glanbia says. Ostertagia...
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New Zealand dairy farmers braced for $150,000 income drop
DairyNZ is ramping up its support to dairy farmers following the announcement today by Fonterra of an opening forecast Farmgate...
