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US milk output up again
24 July 2017
June milk production rose 1.7% in the United States, which came as a surprise to Rice Dairy analyst Matt Gould given extreme heat in California and the southwestern states.
Weeds cost much more than $1.6 billion
19 July 2017
Weeds are likely to cost the agricultural sector much more than the $1.658 billion a year previously estimated and their damage is mounting, new research has found.
Europe's farmers face subsidy cuts
6 July 2017
Farmers in continental Europe are facing cuts in their subsidies after Britain leaves the European Union in March 2019.
Onfarm weather camera pilot begins
6 July 2017
Seventy-five smart weather camera stations will begin operating on farms this month for a six-to-12-month trial.
Sheep milking expansion driven by consumer demand
3 July 2017
A consumer-led approach is critical to developing a sustainable sheep milking industry in New Zealand, Spring Sheep Milk Company chief operating officer Nick Hammond says.
Farmers more confident than ever
27 June 2017
Confidence in the agricultural sector has lifted dramatically over the past quarter and is now at the highest level recorded in the history of Rabobank’s Rural Confidence Survey dating back to early 2003.
Ag sector swells timber demand
26 June 2017
Sheep and beef farmers, kiwifruit growers and vineyards are ensuring strong demand for chemicals used to preserve wood to such an extent house builders are talking of importing timber.
Farm prices will keep rising
23 June 2017
Farm values are likely to keep rising in the next few months, PGG Wrightson Real Estate general manager Peter Newbold says as a shortage of good properties and increasing demand has been confirmed.
English: Everyone loves farmers
21 June 2017
New Zealand faces big strategic challenges managing growth and the environment but the size of a divisive rural-urban split which making it harder to address the issues is overblown, Prime Minister Bill English says.
Fonterra bids to outprice rival
20 June 2017
Fonterra Australia hopes its opening milk price, which outstrips the price forecast by rival Murray Goulburn, will help it secure greater supply.
