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Watch: The co-op estimates the loss could be as high as $675 million.

'Good riddance': Ag Minister blasts former Fonterra management
Listen: Angus Robson talks to Rural Exchange about the issue of winter grazing.

Winter grazing: 'Anti-farmer' claims put to environmentalist
Watch: Agri-business analyst Jacqueline Rowarth talks Fonterra's huge loss.

Why Fonterra has taken a massive financial hit
Watch: Jacqueline Rowarth talks Fonterra's huge loss.

More pain to come for NZ dairy farmers - analyst
It follows a high profile campaign against the practice of winter grazing.

Environmentalists 'intimidated and harassed' by Southland farmers over winter grazing
It comes after 196 million loss for the year to July 31, 2018.

Disappointed: Farmers react to Fonterra's $675 million forecast loss
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

What's NZ's 10-year economic plan?
Watch: The co-op estimates the loss could be as high as $675 million.

Fonterra signals huge loss for 2019
Updated The Kaipara Harbour will be the first with some farmers there already pushing to improve farm practices.

Government invests $12m to clean up waterways
Watch: Andrew Hoggard appeared on the AM Show to discuss the latest report on climate change.

No reason for 'carbon guilt' over NZ meat, milk, says Fed Farmers
Anita Wreford and Andrew Hoggard on The AM Show.

How farming has to change to stop climate change
An abatement notice has been issued to ensure the farmer stops the runoff onto the property immediately.

Southland kindergarten force to close due to winter grazing runoff
One of the photos showed a cow which had given birth in the mud.

Farming groups support establishment of winter grazing taskforce
The images show cows up to their knees in mud, unable to lie down and rest.

'Unacceptable': Agriculture Minister slams winter grazing images, establishes new taskforce
The unusual proposal has been labelled as animal abuse.

'Udderly terrible:' Farmer slammed for putting engagement ring on cow's teat
Central Taranaki Young Farmers member Matthew Herbert.

Bull calf fundraiser helps the next generation of farmers
Approval has been given for the shipment of 5,400 cows to China.

Calls to halt live cattle exports
The Government proposed merging the country's polytechnics as the New Zealand Institute of Skills & Technology in February this year.

Vocational training shakeup gets thumbs up from rural groups
A state-of-the-art biomass boiler will reduce the plant's CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes per year.

Danone spends $40 million to create NZ's first carbon neutral dairy plant

43 recommendations have been made to improve the eradication process of M. bovis.

Over $84 million paid to farmers for M. bovis compensation
Ninety-three per cent of farmer shareholders voted in favour of the sale to Yili for $588 million.

Financial support sought to stop Westland Milk takeover
The Government has given itself until 2020 to create new rules to stop the "degradation of fresh water"

Fines after effluent irrigator fails, discharges into nearby drain
Watch: Dairy NZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle appeared before the Environment Select Committee.

Dairy industry boss clashes with environmentalist over Zero Carbon Bill targets

The country's greenest farmers are concerned by Government plans to charge them for emissions.

'Setting farmers up to fail': DairyNZ boss addresses politicians over methane targets
Watch: Chris Lewis spoke to Rural Exchange about the use of the term milk for plant-based products.

Meat and dairy industries 'threatened' by rise of plant-based alternatives, says SAFE
43 recommendations were made to improve the eradication process of M bovis.

M bovis levy start confirmed for dairy farmers
Watch: Chris Lewis spoke to Rural Exchange about the use of the term milk for plant-based products.

'Tell your own story': Kiwi farmers back Aussie call over plant-based 'milk'
Watch: National's Conservation spokesperson Sarah Dowie says it's unfortunate but still supports the use of 1080.

The number of farm animal deaths allegedly linked to 1080 since 2008
Ninety-three per cent of farmer shareholders voted in favour of the sale to Yili for $588 million.

'Done deal': Final approval given for Westland Milk sale
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In search of New Zealand's best farm: Palliser Ridge
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Fonterra signals end of coal use
Christina Leung on The AM Show.

Farm sales drop almost 25 percent
Watch: Jacinda Ardern talks about Government's proposals to tax the agriculture industry.

Industry reacts to climate change proposal for farmers
Watch: Jacinda Ardern defended the Government's proposals to tax the agriculture industry.

PM defends 'laughable' 5 percent tax proposed on farming emissions
WATCH: Dairy NZ's Tim Mackle explains about the Owl Farm project looking at farm greenhouse gas emissions, and the issues facing the dairy industry around climate change.

Dairy group calls on change to methane target, says sector could be at risk
Watch: James Shaw on Newshub Nation.

Opinions on Zero Carbon Bill still split as submissions close
Watch: James Cameron caused a stir when he said it was time for NZ farmers to move toward plant-based alternatives.

Is it milk? Aussie dairy farmers move to reclaim "milk" label from 'misleading' alternatives
Listen: Group Environment Manager, Trish Kirkland-Smith talks about the plan.

Fonterra aims for 100 percent sustainable packaging
James Robertson took out the coveted title in front of a crowd of almost 700 people in Hawke’s Bay.

Youngest ever Young Farmer of the Year works in an office
Watch: NZIER economist Christina Leung speaks to The AM Show about the sale.

Call for 'national interest test' after Westland Milk sold to Chinese
43 recommendations have been made to improve the eradication process of M. bovis.

'We let farmers down': MPI Director General apologises for M. bovis eradication programme
Ninety-three per cent of farmer shareholders voted in favour of the sale to Yili for $588 million.

'A sad day for the West Coast': Westland Milk heads to Chinese ownership
The deal with Chinese company Yili will now go ahead.

Westland Milk sale given go-ahead by farmer shareholders
Watch: Students throughout New Zealand hit the streets marching for climate change

Breakthrough discovery for agricultural methane mitigation
The Government announced a package aimed at helping farmers recover from the M bovis outbreak.

Vet who discovered M bovis in New Zealand scoops top industry award
Watch :Shane Jones talks to Rural Exchange about the policy.

Shane Jones open to tweaking billion trees policy
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A tale of two city farms
Watch: A US man practicing his saxophone playing on an audience of cows.

Watch: Hilarious video shows US man practicing saxophone in front of cows
Staff writer for The Spinoff, Alex Braae recently spoke with Rural Exchange about the impact of environmental policies on rural communities.

'We're all in this together': Farming group responds to greenhouse gas emissions report
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Dairy farmer shares cute pic of calf wearing ear muffs