U-Turn in Canterbury: Report on Dairy Effluence
NEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers has welcomed release of The compliance status of dairy shed effluent discharges to land in the Canterbury region for the 2007/08 season, by Environment Canterbury (ECan).

Antibiotic Sales Show Little Change
NEW ZEALAND - Total sales of prescription veterinary medicines containing antibiotics in New Zealand in the 2006/07 year have decreased to levels similar to the 2002/03 year, and are down 11.9 per cent on 2005/06 sales, according to a report from the...

Fonterra Revises Payout and Warns of Hard Times
NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra Co-operative Group has announced a revised forecast payout for the 2008/09 season of $6.00 per kilogram of milksolids.

Wairarapa Field Day to Unlock Dairy Potential
NEW ZEALAND - Boosting farm profits, improving nutrient efficiency and creating a sustainable dairying operation are the focuses of a field day being held for farmers in the Wairarapa.

Phase One of NZ's Robotic Dairy Project
NEW ZEALAND - DairyNZ is ending Phase One of its robotic milking research project at Greenfield Farm at Newstead and the farm will close on 31 May 2009.

Fonterra and Dairy Workers Agree Settlement
NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra today confirmed the company had reached a resolution to negotiations with the Dairy Workers Union over a new Collective Employment Agreement.

NZ Dairy Farmer Fined for Effluent Discharge
NEW ZEALAND - North Canterbury dairy farmer fined for effluent discharge.

NZ Unwinding DNA to Test Dairy for Eczema
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand’s leading DNA animal testing service, Genomnz™, a service of AgResearch, is about to launch a DNA testing service for facial eczema (FE) that could save the dairy industry millions of dollars per year.

New Zealand Issue New Draft Code of Animal Welfare
NEW ZEALAND - Minimum standards of animal welfare and recommended best practices for anyone responsible for sheep and beef cattle are outlined in a new draft code of welfare released for consultation by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee....

Trouble in Paradise: E. Coli in Happy Valley Milk
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand population is being warned against drinking Happy Valley Dairies milk because it may contain high levels of E. Coli bacteria.

NZ Cattle Semen and Embryo Exports Stood Still
NEW ZEALAND - The Ministry of Agriculture hopes exports of New Zealand cattle semen and embryos to the European Union will resume before the end of this year.

Fonterra Lowers Dairy Price at the Counter
NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra Brands New Zealand has confirmed that it will lower the price of its dairy products in the coming months.

NZ Dairy Calves - A Source of Giardia Strains
NEW ZEALAND - A new study has concluded that dairy calves may hide a significant and dangerous reservoir of giardia strains to New Zealand citizens.

Most Advanced Milking Robots Gear Up in NZ
NEW ZEALAND - Lely NZ has sold four Astronaut A3 milking robots to an innovative agribusiness company in Mid Canterbury, New Zealand. This purchase - by Winslow Ltd, a subsidiary of the Carr Agricultural Group - heralds the commercial launch of the...

Boost for Massey Research into Campylobacter
NEW ZEALAND - Eleven research projects led by Massey Unversity staff have been awarded a total of NZ$5.4 million in funding over the next three years from the Marsden Fund administered by the Royal Society. Among the projects to receive finiancial support...

New Confidence in New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND - According to a survey farmer confidence in New Zealnad has staged a dramatic improvement on the levels seen in the first half of 2008, seeing optimistic dairy farmers, boosted beef expectations and real belief in income rise.

Fast Forward Initiative Slowing to a Halt
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's Fast Forward scheme, which promised to delve into the science behind the country's struggling agriculture and aquaculture industries, may soon be scrapped.

NZ Annual Welfare Report Released
NEW ZEALAND - The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) issued its 2007 Annual Report today.

Fonterra Positive About NZ Raw Milk Changes
NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra farmers would see the proposed changes to the Raw Milk Regulations as a step towards a more even playing field around competition, said Fonterra Chief Executive Andrew Ferrier. But they would be concerned by the timeframe for...

Milk Floods Arrive After Last Season's Drought
NEW ZEALAND - Dairy giant Fonterra is anticipating record milk production this season on the back of last season's soul-destroying drought.