TheCattleSite Latest News: New Zealand
13 December 2016
New Chair for NZ Dairy Industry AwardsNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trustees have chosen Woodville dairy, beef and cropping farmer Ben Allomes as Chair at a recent trust meeting....
05 December 2016
Rabobank Survey Shows NZ Farmers Look to 2017 with OptimismNEW ZEALAND - Confidence levels among New Zealand’s farmers remain high but have tempered slightly, the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has found....
23 November 2016
Massive Funding Boost for New Zealand Beef Genetics ResearchNEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA - In a landmark collaboration, Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics and Meat and Livestock Australia are committing a total of $5.2m over three years towards major joint beef research projects....
14 November 2016
Fewer Cows Produce Only Slightly Less Milk in NZNEW ZEALAND - In a year which saw the lowest milk prices in at least 20 seasons, milk production declined just 1.5 per cent, according to the New Zealand Dairy Statistics 2015-16 released by DairyNZ and LIC....
04 November 2016
Global Beef Alliance Highlights Trade, Sustainability as Top IssuesNEW ZEALAND - The 2016 annual conference of the International Beef Alliance (IBA) hosted by Beef + Lamb New Zealand in Taupo, 16 – 21 October, offered the opportunity for leaders of the major beef producers groups of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico,...
01 November 2016
NZ Beef and Sheep Economic Outlook Depends on CurrencyNEW ZEALAND - A range of factors including currency fluctuations, a weak and volatile outlook for lamb and wool, plus the impact of drought and Facial Eczema, which was widespread in the North Island where half New Zealand’s sheep are farmed, will impact...
31 October 2016
NZ Dairy Farmers Fine-Tuned Farm Management to Deal with Hard TimesNEW ZEALAND - Figures released at DairyNZ's Annual General Meeting (AGM) show the 2015/16 dairy season was the most challenging year yet for dairy farmers....
26 October 2016
NZ Dairy Industry Hit by Further Calf Abuse AllegationsNEW ZEALAND - New undercover videos suggesting bobby calf mistreatment have been released by animal welfare organisation Farmwatch, which the organisation says shows nothing has changed in the year since its last investigation into the issue....
21 October 2016
New Zealand Ready to Confront Any Foot and Mouth IncursionNEW ZEALAND - An on-farm exercise run by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) shows that New Zealand is well prepared to manage the biosecurity aspects of a foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, the ministry has said....
19 October 2016
New Zealanders Asked to Work Together to Tackle Emissions from FarmingNEW ZEALAND - New Zealanders must work together and start tackling the complex problem of the biological greenhouse gases from agriculture, says Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment....
14 October 2016
Global Beef Associations to Gather in New ZealandNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand is hosting beef producers from the International Beef Alliance in Taupo next week. ...
13 October 2016
NZ Study Confirms Benefits of Dairy-Beef IntegrationNEW ZEALAND - The final report of a five year study into the use of quality beef genetics in a dairy beef supply chain has been released, confirming the potential for dairy farmers to produce high value calves with minimal calving problems using proven...
06 October 2016
New Zealand's Beef Representatives Visit EU to Discuss TradeNEW ZEALAND - Britain’s arrangements for leaving the European Union (EU) by the summer of 2019 and progress towards an EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA), will be on the agenda when Beef + Lamb New Zealand meets British and EU farming representatives...
28 September 2016
New Zealand's Beef Promotion Efforts Change Tack to Focus on New MarketsNEW ZEALAND - The story of New Zealand farming and its farmers will be at the heart of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s new market development strategy targeting new and emerging markets....
23 September 2016
Fonterra Results Positive News for New Zealand's Dairy Farmers NEW ZEALAND - Dairy company Fonterra’s annual results will increase certainty and security for dairy farmers, in what has been a positive week for the industry, according to New Zealand's Federated Farmers....
22 September 2016
NZ Dairy Farmers Urged to 'Lock In' Price Gains with Good Pasture UseNEW ZEALAND - Dairy organisation DairyNZ is encouraging farmers to lock in the gains achieved in the past two seasons, as a pasture-first farm system will continue to provide payback as the milk price rises....
12 September 2016
Dairy Stocking Rate Research Challenges Pollution PerceptionsNew Zealand - An experiment in New Zealand found that more cows per grazing area led to less nitrogen leached to ground water, challenging assumptions on stocking rate, report investigators in the Journal of Dairy Science....
26 August 2016
New Zealand's Breeding Values Working for FarmersNEW ZEALAND - Initial results from the Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Genetics beef progeny test show that estimated breeding values (EBVs) for calf weaning weights are delivering on what they predict....
19 August 2016
Fonterra Milk Price Transparency Improving, Report SuggestsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's Commerce Commission has released its draft report on Fonterra’s base milk price calculation for the 2015/16 dairy season....
10 August 2016
New Zealand's Beef Cattle Herd Up Despite Trying SeasonNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand’s beef cattle herd increased by 2.8 per cent to 3.7 million during the 2015–16 season, at the same time as the country’s sheep flock decreased 3.0 per cent and now totals 28.3 million....
03 August 2016
Former Contract Milker Convicted after Ramming Cow NEW ZEALAND - A former contract milker has been banned from working in the dairy industry for 12 months for ramming a dairy cow with a quad bike, causing it severe pain and distress....
02 August 2016
Fonterra Prices Reflect Continued Global UncertaintyNEW ZEALAND - Dairy co-operative Fonterra has announced the value of the total payout available to farmers in the 2016/17 season, which the company Chairman John Wilson said means another financially challenging season for farmers....
NZ Dairy Farmers Improve EfficiencyNEW ZEALAND - Industry body DairyNZ says New Zealand dairy farmers have sharpened their systems and reduced costs through this sustained low milk price period....
28 July 2016
New Zealand Gets More Oversight on Live Export WelfareNEW ZEALAND - New rules that will give the Ministry for Primary Industries greater visibility of the welfare of animals being exported from New Zealand will come into force on 25 August 2016, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has announced....
27 July 2016
NZ Farmer Confidence Hit by Brexit VoteNEW ZEALAND - Farmer confidence has picked up slightly since surveyed last in January but remains weak, according to Federated Farmers’ July 2016 Farm Confidence Survey....
21 July 2016
New Zealand Hopes to Open Indonesian Beef MarketsNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta this week, with beef exports on the agenda....
14 July 2016
NZ Farmer Fined for Cutting Teats Off CowsNEW ZEALAND - A Taranaki contract milker has been fined close to $4,000 for amputating the teats of dairy cows by placing rubber rings on them and cutting them off with scissors....
13 July 2016
Diligence Needed in Sharemilking ContractsNEW ZEALAND - Sharemilking career paths are changing in New Zealand, according to the DairyNZ and Federated Farmers-resourced Dairy Progression Pathways report, undertaken by AgFirst....
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