Farming

Groundswell NZ is planning another major national protest, and also feels that DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ have let farmers down majorly by supporting the new farm emissions plan. On its Facebook page yesterday Groundswell NZ said the two industry levy bodies should have stood up to the Government, a

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today announced it has revised its 2023 forecast earnings guidance to 45 to 60 cents per share, up from 30 to 45 cents per share. It has also revised its forecast milk collections for the 2022/23 season down from 1,510 million kgMS to 1,495 million kgMS. Fonterra

The Government is about to pile up to $100 million of unnecessary compliance costs onto farmers because its freshwater regulations are more than a year overdue, National’s spokespeople for Agriculture and Water, Barbara Kuriger and Joseph Mooney, say. “Under Environment Minister David Parker’s regul

Fonterra and the Rural Support Trust (RST) are today proud to announce a three-year partnership to support rural New Zealanders by improving access to wellbeing and resilience services for farming families who are doing it tough. Earning a living from the land comes with a unique set of challenges a

Groundswell NZ’s ‘Say No’ campaign over the Auckland Harbour Bridge today was deliberately kept quiet from media until the 11th hour, so the group could go about its protest in peace. Some media have been trying to link the farming lobby group, which started in Southland, to anti-Government conspira

This reduces the midpoint of the range from NZ$9.50 to NZ$9.25 per kgMS, however the current advance payment rate of NZ$5.70 per kgMS is unchanged. Fonterra Chief Executive Miles Hurrell says “the change in the 2022/23 forecast Farmgate Milk Price will be disappointing for our farmers but it reflect

Farmers across the country are being asked to go back to school as a part of a new educational programme for children called Farmer Time. The initiative, which originates from the UK, links farmers with primary and intermediate school children through virtual classroom sessions using video call tech

Fonterra today (Thursday 30th June) confirms the finalisation of the strategic partnership with New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) and the European Energy Exchange (EEX) to each take ownership stakes in Global Dairy Trade (GDT) alongside the Co-op. As announced in February 2022, the partnership was subjec