TheCattleSite Latest News: New Zealand
17 August 2017
SAFE Condemns Appalling Neglect of Dairy CowsNEW ZEALAND - SAFE was appalled to learn of one of New Zealand’s most serious cases of systematic neglect of farmed animals this week....
Meat, Dairy Drive Producer PricesNEW ZEALAND - Higher prices for lamb, beef, and dairy products helped lift prices received by manufacturers, but they also paid more for raw products and power, Stats NZ said today....
16 August 2017
Slowing Supply Growth to Impact NZ Dairy Supply ChainNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand dairy processors will struggle to fill existing and planned capacity in coming years as milk supply growth slows, leading to more cautious investment in capacity over the next five years, according to a new report from Rabobank....
Dairy Company, Farm Managers Fined Over Unparalleled Case of NeglectNEW ZEALAND - A large dairy corporation and two of its managers have been fined a total of close to $60,000 in relation to the worst case of long-term neglect in the dairy sector in the South Island....
15 August 2017
NZ Dairy Sector Joins Biosecurity FightNEW ZEALAND - Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) today joined the Government Industry Agreement for Biosecurity Readiness and Response (GIA) to combat the threat of pests and diseases that could significantly impact New Zealand’s dairy...
New Zealand’s Beef Cattle Herd Continues to GrowNEW ZEALAND - Beef + Lamb New Zealand says that during the past year, New Zealand’s beef cattle herd increased by 2.8 per cent – to 3.6 million head – while the decline in the sheep flock slowed sharply as sheep numbers recovered in key regions...
11 August 2017
Collaboration Essential for Sustainable Dairy FarmingNEW ZEALAND - If a future in sustainable farming is to be achieved in the coming years, companies in both the private and public sector need to be working both faster and more collaboratively, says dairy farm investment company Fortuna Group....
07 August 2017
Chinese-invested NZ Milk Plant on Track for 2018 OperationNEW ZEALAND - Mataura Valley Milk, one of New Zealand's major milk processing plant with a 72 per cent stake held by State-owned China Animal Husbandry, is gearing up for production to begin in August 2018....
02 August 2017
Milk Testing for Tankers to Stop Cattle Disease SpreadNEW ZEALAND - The disease, mycoplasma bovis, has been found on two separate properties owned by the Van Leeuwen Dairy Group in South Canterbury, who have 16 farms in the region....
31 July 2017
Second Case of Cattle Disease Found in South CanterburyNEW ZEALAND - The farm, and the property where the first case was confirmed last week, are part of the 16 farm Van Leeuwen Dairy Group....
28 July 2017
Carbon Budgets Would Provide 'Certainty' for Dairy SectorNEW ZEALAND - DairyNZ has welcomed the release of a report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, which recommends New Zealand approach climate change in a similar manner to the United Kingdom....
27 July 2017
NZ Dairy Sales to China Boost ExportsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand dairy exports to China were up 102 per cent in value to reach NZ$373 million ($277 million) in June, and up 63 per cent in quantity, which boosts the country's exports, its statistics department Stats NZ said on Wednesday....
25 July 2017
Cattle Disease Outbreak Discovered on Canterbury Dairy FarmNEW ZEALAND - A South Canterbury dairy farm is in lockdown, after a cattle disease made its way to New Zealand's shores....
06 July 2017
Alternative Proteins Focus of Beef + Lamb NZ ProjectNEW ZEALAND - Beef + Lamb New Zealand is leading a project to assess potential red meat sector responses to alternative protein advances....
05 July 2017
Dairy Farmers Moving to 'Good Returns' from Beef CalvesNEW ZEALAND - On dairy farms, where 70 per cent of all calves are born, those not needed as dairy replacements have traditionally been sent for slaughter....
28 June 2017
Exports Rise to 3-Year High in May as Dairy Prices IncreaseNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's merchandise exports rose to their highest monthly level in more than three years in May as the country benefited from rising prices for dairy exports to China....
23 June 2017
NZ Cattle Blood Given Green Light for China MarketNEW ZEALAND - China has approved formal access for New Zealand bovine blood products into the Chinese market, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced....
22 June 2017
Dairy Shown to Improve Bone Health of Kiwi ChildrenNEW ZEALAND - New Massey University research shows children drinking milk at school have greater increases in the size and strength of their bones, compared to children who are not involved in the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme....
21 June 2017
Dairy Prices Drop for First Time Since MarchNEW ZEALAND - The average price fell 0.8 per cent to $US3434 a tonne, while the key whole milk powder price - which determines the payout to dairy farmers - fell 3.3 per cent to $US3022....
20 June 2017
New Zealand Waits While Dairy Avoids Emissions CostsNEW ZEALAND - While many bemoan the US’s departure from the Paris Agreement, a recent government report shows New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions are far from meeting its own commitments....
16 June 2017
Dairy Conversion Attracts Large FineNEW ZEALAND - A Waikato dairy farming company has received seven convictions and been fined a total of $52,500 for discharging dairy effluent into the environment and breaching council abatement notices ordering a halt to unlawful discharges....
08 June 2017
NZ Meat, Dairy Driving Total Manufacturing DownNEW ZEALAND - The volume of meat and dairy product manufacturing fell in the March 2017 quarter, although sales values rose due to higher prices, Stats NZ reports....
31 May 2017
Synlait Forecast Milk Price NZ$6.50 kgMS Next SeasonNEW ZEALAND - Synlait Milk’s forecast milk price for the 2017/2018 season is $6.50 kgMS, in response to increasing confidence that dairy commodity prices are stabilising....
30 May 2017
Synlait Milk Purchases New Zealand Dairy CompanyNEW ZEALAND - Synlait Milk has today announced it has purchased 100% of the shares of The New Zealand Dairy Company (NZDC)....
26 May 2017
Beef + Lamb NZ Welcomes Budget Biosecurity InvestmentNEW ZEALAND - Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), on behalf of sheep and beef farmers, has welcomed the Government’s additional investment in biosecurity, announced in the Budget yesterday....
16 May 2017
Unchanged Nitrogen Loss from Dairy FarmsNEW ZEALAND - The dairy industry's year-three report on its commitment to mitigating the environmental impact of farming shows it has achieved six of 13 goals that were set out in 2013 but hasn't yet made a dent in nitrogen loss, underlining the long-term...
15 May 2017
Dairy Farmers Tackling Environmental Issues, Says ReportNEW ZEALAND - Dairy farmers are tackling environmental issues head on and have made significant progress on their commitment to protecting dairy waterways, according to a new progress report....
10 May 2017
Dairy Herd Up in North Island; Down in South IslandNEW ZEALAND - After a decrease in 2015, the dairy cattle number increased 2 per cent in 2016 to reach 6.6 million, Stats NZ said today. However, this was not back to the 2014 level (6.7 million)....
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