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‘Timing issues’ behind big dairy goat farms coming to market
24 April 2017
Three dairy goat farms producing a combined 312,000 kgs of milk solids remain on the market while a fourth sold recently, but the higher than usual number up for sale is only a coincidence of timing, says the Dairy Goat Co-operative.
Prices surge for horticulture in March farm sales
21 April 2017
Blossoming demand for horticulture helped boost farm prices 21% in the March quarter from a year earlier.
Ownership ruling in Te Mania farms
19 April 2017
The High Court has ruled on the future of the Te Mania Aberdeen Angus Stud in North Canterbury, ending almost two decades of fractious and acrimonious relations between the five shareholders of New Zealand’s largest Registered Angus seed stock producer.
UK livestock farming viable only with subsidies
11 April 2017
With Article 50 triggered, a United Kingdom agricultural buying group has advised farmers to put European Union subsidy payments below the bottom line and look at what shape their business would be in if Britain was already outside the EU.
Dairy price recovery rolls back risks to lenders, S&P says
6 April 2017
Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s is less pessimistic about the risks posed to New Zealand’s banking system by the dairy sector given the recovery in prices over the past year.
Farmers focused on paying down debt over investment
2 March 2017
The recovery in global dairy prices and the consequent gains in rural confidence isn’t expected to drive new investment, with farmers focused on repaying debt.
No deal for NZ citizens dairy farming in Aus
16 February 2017
The Australian Federal Government will not expand its concessional loan scheme to include New Zealand citizens operating dairy businesses in Australia, a report has confirmed.
Dairy, grazing farms led 2016 sales decline
24 January 2017
Dairy and grazing properties led a decline in New Zealand farm sales in 2016 though prices rose based on the Real Estate Institute’s adjusted farm price index.
Intensification doesn't guarantee profit
29 November 2016
Intensifying a dairy farm system using bought-in feed has limits to profitability, New Zealand research has found.
Lower payouts mean fewer sharemilkers
15 November 2016
Changing ownership structures in the dairy industry have become more evident over the last year as low milk prices in recent seasons have challenged the viability of the sharemilking model.
