TheCattleSite Latest News: New Zealand
26 January 2021
DairyNZ supports proposed winter grazing solutions DairyNZ supports recommendations to the Government from an advisory group looking to improve winter grazing rules for farmers and achieve better environmental outcomes....
25 January 2021
New Zealand dairy sector has record year, with total milksolids production at a record highThe DairyNZ and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) statistics show that in the 2019-20 season, New Zealand dairy companies processed 21.1 billion litres of milk containing 1.90 billion kilograms of milksolids (kg MS)...
11 January 2021
Fonterra, Nestlé, DairyNZ team up to expand plantain trial for dairy diets to reduce GHG emissionsIncorporating certain varieties of plantain into a cow’s diet has been shown to reduce the nitrogen concentration in their urine, which can leach through soil into groundwater....
28 December 2020
New Zealand M. bovis eradication on target, but still work to doOn 21 July 2017, diagnostic samples taken from a South Canterbury, New Zealand dairy herd tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). This bacterium had never previously been found in New Zealand. Since then, significant progress has been made in...
27 December 2020
New Zealand updates TB Testing ProgramStarting February 9, 2021, OSPRI is managing New Zealand's TB eradication through an updated testing programme, placing greater focus on higher risk areas while maintaining nationwide disease surveillance...
07 December 2020
New Zealand’s Fonterra lifts lower end of 2020-2021 farmgate milk price forecastDairy company Fonterra lifted the lower end of its 2020-2021 forecast range on 4 December, increasing the price it pays farmers for milk....
03 December 2020
New Zealand’s goal of a carbon-neutral government faces an uphill battleNew Zealand’s goal to have a carbon-neutral public sector by 2025 can only happen if it is backed by additional funding and bold policies instead of relying on carbon offset schemes....
02 December 2020
New Zealand promises a carbon neutral government by 2025, but exempts agricultureNew Zealand states that its public sector will become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declares a climate emergency....
16 November 2020
New Zealand’s PM Ardern hits bac at Chinese claims of COVID-19 contamination on beefNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is confident no meat products were exported from the country with COVID-19, seeming to contradict claims from Chinese authorities that they had detected coronavirus on frozen beef products from New Zealand....
10 November 2020
New Zealand’s Synlait warns of lower 2021 profitDairy products giant Synlait Milk warns of flat to lower profit in fiscal year 2021 due to weak demand for consumer-packaged infant formula....
26 October 2020
New Zealand introduces new rules for live animal exportsNew Zealand announces new requirements for the safe transport of livestock after a cattle ship capsized in the East China sea this summer, killing thousands of cows and most of the ship’s crew....
15 October 2020
Fonterra increases farmgate milk price as Chinese demand ramps upFonterra Co-operative Group Ltd raised the price range it pays farmers for milk on 15 October as demand from China, its top market, picks up....
10 October 2020
New research suggests that New Zealand's beef and sheep farms are approaching carbon neutralityIndependent research has found New Zealand’s sheep and beef farms are already close to being carbon neutral and strengthens calls for the formal recognition of on-farm sequestration....
28 September 2020
Synlait Milk forecasts higher earnings despite drop in annual profitNew Zealand’s Synlait Milk reported a 9 percent drop in annual profit on 28 September, but forecasts strong underlying core earnings for 2021 based on its core infant and lactoferrin business....
New Zealand’s a2 Milk projects weaker revenue for end of 2020New Zealand’s a2 Milk Company Ltd forecast lower first-half revenue on 28 September as lockdown measures in Australia’s Victoria state hurt its informal Chinese sales channel more than expected....
11 September 2020
New Zealand mulls changes to livestock exports by sea after ship capsizesNew Zealand has launched a review of its livestock exports by sea one week after a ship carrying nearly 6,000 cows and 43 crew members capsized off Japan....
03 September 2020
Cattle ship capsizes in storm off Japan’s coastA ship carrying 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle from New Zealand to China has capsized after an engine failed in stormy weather in the East China Sea....
30 August 2020
New Zealand beef and lamb sampler boxes now available in the US Silver Fern Farms, Marx Foods and Beef + Lamb New Zealand team up to launch online delivery sampler boxes for US customers. ...
19 August 2020
New Zealand’s a2 Milk expects slight losses as coronavirus stockpiling endsNew Zealand’s a2 Milk Co forecasts slightly lower earnings margins for fiscal year 2021 on 19 August....
12 August 2020
COVID-19 resurgence puts pressure on New Zealand economy, especially dairy sectorNew Zealand stocks registered their worst close in a month on 12 August after the country reported its first cluster of coronavirus cases in over 100 days....
23 June 2020
New Zealand’s Fonterra promises to pay premiums for sustainable dairyFonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd says it will pay farmers extra for sustainable dairy in a bid to incentivise production....
29 May 2020
Fonterra reports jump in March dairy exports to China as lockdowns liftNew Zealand’s dairy giant Fonterra says that China’s global dairy import volumes climbed 10.1 percent in March....
28 May 2020
New Zealand’s Synlait slashes dairy price forecast amid COVID-19 uncertaintySynlait Milk cut its milk price forecast for the current season on 28 May as global commodity prices dip....
21 May 2020
Fonterra slashes farmgate milk prices as COVID-19 erodes demandNew Zealand’s Fonterra issued a statement saying the coronavirus pandemic was, “nothing like we’ve experienced before.”...
06 May 2020
New Zealand’s new climate change curriculum worries farmersNew Zealand’s new climate change curriculum advises students to eat less dairy and meat, upsetting members of its critical farming community....
30 April 2020
New Zealand’s Fonterra reports 1.4 percent drop in exports to ChinaNew Zealand dairy giant Fonterra’s exports to China, its biggest market, fell 1.4 percent in the first two months of 2020 due to public health measures enacted to curb the coronavirus....
22 April 2020
New Zealand’s a2 Milk sees a spike in quarterly sales on consumer stockpilingOn 22 April, a2 Milk Co raised the outlook for its full-year core earnings margin as consumers stockpile goods during the coronavirus outbreak....
20 April 2020
New Zealand’s Fonterra keeps its 2019-2020 milk price forecastFonterra Co-operative Group Ltd retained its forecast milk payments to farmers for the 2019-2020 season, but told producers to exercise caution with on-farm decisions due to pandemic uncertainty....
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