LivestockNew Zealand dairy co-op Tatua pays a record $12.42 per kg of milksolids
The Waikato cooperative's 100 shareholder farms get a record payout after earnings of $13.93/kgMS, ahead of Fonterra's and Synlait's base milk prices of $9.69.
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EnvironmentCentral Otago council votes against spreading town sewage sludge on Lauder farmland
Councillors chose to keep trucking more than 20,000 cubic metres of Cromwell sludge to a Southland landfill after the projected saving shrank and doubts grew over the Lauder site, a decision Federated Farmers welcomed.
LivestockArkeaBio raises $15m for cattle methane vaccine and cuts a third of staff
The Boston start-up is developing a vaccine that trains a cow's immune system to curb the rumen microbes that make methane, and aims to sell its first product in New Zealand from 2028.
LivestockAnalysts see New Zealand well placed as global beef herd hits its low
At the Red Meat Sector conference, Global AgriTrends analysts said US tariff cuts on imported beef will not help American ranchers, while New Zealand can rebuild supply fast.
LivestockNew Zealand sets new dairy cattle welfare code, weighs tethering ban
The first major update in over a decade requires twice-daily feeding of young calves and vet approval to move thin cows, and sends tethering and electrified backing gates towards regulation.
LivestockTwo roaming dogs killed 47 lambs on a Wairarapa station; the owner must pay NZ$7,000
Glenburn Station lost 43 lambs outright and four more had to be put down; the Carterton council won a Dog Control Act prosecution and is seeking the longest ban it can on the owner keeping dogs.
CropsHawke's Bay growers push a NZ$225 million dam to end a decade of capped water
A 58-metre rockfill dam at Whanawhana on the Ngaruroro River would store 27 million cubic metres of winter flow for the Heretaunga Plains, where 18,000 hectares are irrigated and water has been fully allocated since 2016.
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New Zealand's state farmer Pāmu more than doubles its operating profit to NZ$113m
The state-owned enterprise, the country's largest farming business, paid a NZ$25 million dividend and reported an 11.4% total shareholder return for its 2026 financial year.
EnvironmentDutch group lodges first climate complaint under the EU-New Zealand trade deal
Both ENDS says New Zealand weakened climate policy, including taking agriculture out of carbon pricing, in breach of the agreement; the trade minister says the country complies.
LivestockNew Zealand red meat exports jump 23% in August on stronger prices
Red meat and co-product exports reached NZ$867 million, with beef up 26% and sheepmeat up 20%, though the industry warns one month's data must be read with caution.
LivestockNew Zealand dairy's hope of better access to India fades after India's deal with the EU
A side letter promised talks if India opened bulk dairy to a comparable exporter, but the EU got the same exclusions and a US deal would not qualify, exporters say.
LivestockRecord lamb prices set up another strong ram-selling season in New Zealand
With lamb above $12/kg, breeders expect sheep farmers to keep investing in genetics; rams averaged $1,864 at auction last summer and some studs about $3,000.
AgribusinessNZ's Dairy Goat Co-operative takes US investment but stays farmer-owned
Hamilton-based Dairy Goat Co-operative has partnered with US agribusiness investor AGR Partners for long-term growth capital, while its farmers keep 100 percent ownership.