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Dairy
The company posted a $7 million net profit for the 2019/20 financial year.
Agribusiness

Farmlands posts 'credible' profit amid 'challenging' year

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Earlier this year all of Northland was placed under mandatory water restrictions.
Northland

'It's massive for us': Kaikohe mayor welcomes water boost
The Surfing for Farmers programme was originally launched in Gisborne.
Mental Health

How salt water and surfboards are helping wash away farmers' stress
September is typically a low point in the export season for dairy products.
Agribusiness

Dairy export volumes up, but earnings down

Farmers are still seeking to fill around 800 vacancies.
Agribusiness

Despite push to get more people into farming, dairy industry still short hundreds of workers
Some parts of the country are experiencing the driest spring in decades.
Weather

'It's tough': Drought the 'elephant in the room' for farmers
Isabelle Crawshaw is a Hawke's Bay farmer and competitor.
Hawke's Bay

Cows and crowds cancelled, but the A&P Show goes on
Prices have now risen three consecutive times.
Agribusiness

Slight lift in latest auction sees dairy prices 'firming up nicely'

Related video: Southern farmers say they're going through the driest spring in decades.
Weather

Is another drought on the way for South Island farmers?
There were 401 farm sales during the three months ending September.
Real Estate

Increase in farm sales suggest investors opting for 'security of land ownership' amid COVID-19 uncertainty
Watch: Former Federated Farmers president Katie Milne spoke to The AM Show.
NZ election 2020

Why some 'staunch blue' farmers voted Labour
Criticism of the organisation intensified during two years of financial losses by Fonterra.
Agribusiness

Fonterra Shareholders Council pledges reform
Labour won enough seats to govern without support from the Greens.
NZ election 2020

Did farmers strategically vote Labour to keep the Greens out of Government?
Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard spoke to Rural Exchange.
NZ election 2020

Farmers hope Labour's success will mean they're 'not going to be held to ransom' by Greens
Southern farmers say they're going through the driest spring in decades.
Weather

Weather: Southern farmers fear it's the driest spring in decades
Researchers in Austria worked with a herd of 28 cattle.
Animals

Tempted to talk to your cows? Do it, say scientists
The charges related to 424 unregistered cattle.
Rotorua

'We certainly take it seriously': Rotorua dairy farmer fined for failing to register hundreds of cattle
The idea for the business started at founder Peter Cullinane's kitchen table.
Agribusiness

After 'incredible journey', Lewis Road Creamery sold to agricultural investment fund
The co-op increased its mid-point to $6.80 per kilogram of milk solids.
Agribusiness

Higher demand from China drives up Fonterra's forecast farmgate milk price

Farmer Chris Lewis in his south Waikato milking shed.
Environment

Farmers say freshwater rules too 'paper-based' and won't help clean up waterways
The couple faced 15 charges.
Animal Welfare

Waihi dairy farmers fined for ill treatment, 'significant under-feeding' of cattle
Last season had a number of disruptions.
Agribusiness

New report optimistic about dairy production, but warns 'demand risks remain' for exports

It's the first time such a tool had been introduced at scale in the country.
Agribusiness

New tool gives Fonterra farmers unique greenhouse gas emissions profile
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.
NZ election 2020

NZ First unveils agriculture policy, promises changes to freshwater rules, 'incentives to reopen pathway to farm ownership'
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern.
NZ election 2020

Ardern dismisses urban-rural divide, pushes back against suggestion she doesn't like farmers
Economists and producers are pleased by the lift.
Agribusiness

'Encouraging': Global dairy prices rise for second time in a row
Last month the co-op posted a profit to the end of July of $659 million.
Agribusiness

Fonterra sells farms in China to pay down debt
Dairy
NZ election 2020

'I'm not a communist': Collins says people can make up their own minds about eating meat
A2 Milk shares - the second most valuable company on the NZX.
Dairy Farming

A2 Milk shares fall 12 percent to a five-month low
Dairy
Dairy Farming

Synlait Milk revenue up, profits down
The data revealed water quality was poorest in New Zealand's urban waterways, such as Waikato River.
Environment

Water quality of rivers and streams not improving - study
90 percent of farmers support managing biodiversity.
Environment

Farmers natural guardians of biodiversity, new survey says
Landcorp is the biggest farmer in the South Island.
Dairy Farming

Campaigners release shocking video of dead animals in bid to stop intensive winter grazing
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern in Christchurch.
NZ election 2020

Ardern bags National as 'backward-looking', says Labour 'absolutely' understands farmers
Emergency services are investigating an explosion at a dairy factory.
Hamilton

Explosion at Hamilton dairy factory under investigation
Watch as National leader Judith Collins hails farmers as "climate change warriors".
NZ election 2020

National's plan to repeal 'unscientific' rules and 'unrealistic' aspirations in agriculture

Watch as Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says "that feels to me like the view of a world that has passed" when discussing agriculture.
NZ election 2020

Supporters defend Ardern over remarks on farmers dubbed 'outrageous' by National
Related video: The company announced its Te Awamutu site would be becoming more sustainable in January.
Agribusiness

'Full steam ahead': Fonterra's work making Te Awamutu site more sustainable progressing, despite COVID-19
A total of 33,791 metric tonnes of product was sold at the auction.
Agribusiness

'Encouraging lift' for global dairy prices after previous drops

The show was scheduled to be held from October 30 to November 1.
Waikato

Waikato A&P show cancelled amid COVID-19
Farmers are against a new levy on the use of some fertilisers.
NZ election 2020

Greens warned fertiliser tax 'will create pressure on farmers'
Proponents say it's the only way forward, but critics call it "nonsense".
Environment

Is regenerative agriculture the future for New Zealand farming?
After being awarded the 2020 Share Farmers of the Year title in July, Nick and Rosemarie Bertram were stripped of their title
Farming

NZ Dairy Industry awards review complete
Related video: So far three crew members have been found, though one later died.
Animal Welfare

MPI merely 'stalling' with new review into livestock exports - animal rights group
There is a shortage of around 200 vets across the country.
Coronavirus

'There are some serious issues looming': Vets beg for visa exemptions amid worker shortage
The horticulture industry is still short about 5000 to 6000 workers.
Coronavirus

Growers concerned border exceptions won't ease labour shortage
Related video: Farmstrong's Gerard Vaughan has some practical advice for farmers.
Mental Health

Stressed farmers urged to 'have a yarn' on World Suicide Prevention Day
Factories that assemble quad bikes in the United States have had their production disrupted by the virus.
Coronavirus

How COVID-19 has affected the supply of quad bikes for Kiwi farmers
Two Filipino crew members have been rescued alive, but a third man who was picked up died.
Agribusiness

Farmers seek clarity on future of live exports, as thousands of cows face slaughter
Open Country Dairy Limited in Waharoa.
Waikato

Waikato dairy company fined $137,000 for 'severe' smell