Fonterra Results Positive News for New Zealand's Dairy Farmers

22:57 | 23/09/2016

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.

NZ Dairy Farmers Urged to 'Lock In' Price Gains with Good Pasture Use

22:28 | 22/09/2016

NEW 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.

Milk Processors Urged to Pass On Improving Milk Prices to Farmers

19:48 | 21/09/2016

GLOBAL - Tuesday's Global Dairy Trade auction saw dairy price indices rise by 1.7 per cent, the fourth auction in a row in which prices have risen.

Data Sharing Needed to Improve Dairy Industry for Future

20:41 | 20/09/2016

GLOBAL - The world milk price increased by 35 per cent to a level of around US$30 or €27 per 100 kilograms of milk since June 2016, according to recent monitoring data from dairy organisation the International Farm Comparison Network.

Dairy Stocking Rate Research Challenges Pollution Perceptions

20:33 | 12/09/2016

New 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.

Northern Ireland Farmers Encouraged to Take Advantage of €150 million Dairy Aid Scheme

18:11 | 09/09/2016

NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Details of a €150 million European Union aid scheme to incentivise farmers to voluntarily reduce their milk deliveries has been announced by Agriculture Minister Michelle McIlveen.

Australia's Dairy Supply Chain Under Scrutiny

22:50 | 05/09/2016

AUSTRALIA - Following questions about the functioning of Australia’s dairy supply chain, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will launch an investigation into the dairy industry, UK levy board AHDB Dairy has reported.

New Law to Protect Australian Dairy Farmers from Unfair Contracts

09:15 | 28/08/2016

AUSTRALIA - The Australian government is to introduce an unfair contracts law in an effort to protect small businesses from unfair contracts with large businesses, according to UK levy board AHDB Dairy.

US Government Agrees to Buy Cheese to Support Dairy Farmers

20:47 | 24/08/2016

US - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to purchase approximately 11 million pounds of cheese from private inventories to assist food banks and pantries across the nation.

Chinese Dairy Industry Recovering from Scandals, Report Suggests

20:12 | 18/08/2016

CHINA - Following eight years of tightened regulation and an industry overhaul, Chinese dairy products are emerging from the shadow cast by high-profile safety scandals, according to a report released by the Dairy Association of China (DAC).