Dairy Farmers Say ‘yes’ To Milksolids Levy
Levy paying dairy farmers have voted to continue the sector’s milksolids levy.
Levy an investment in dairy’s future
Chairman of DairyNZ, Jim van der Poel on the body’s upcoming levy vote.
Head shows DairyNZ has changed
DairyNZ has cut its cloth to address the primary representational needs of dairy farmers and live within its means when milk production is not rising, chairman Jim van der Poel says.
Dairy farmers to cast milksolids levy vote
Dairy farmers are encouraged to have their say in the milksolids levy vote 2020, which is now open for voting. It is a one-in-six year vote for industry good organisation, DairyNZ.
Farmers, Consumers Lose $15 billion to Food Waste
The average farmer spends close to 20% of production costs on fertilizer. Unfortunately, a quarter of that fertilizer is futile when the food is wasted. With the global epidemic of food waste, valuable on-farm inputs are thrown out along with the food. For example,19% of all fertilizer is lost to food waste in the United […]
DairyNZ director is stepping down
One of DairyNZ’s Board of Directors for eight years, Mr Allomes was elected by dairy farmer levy payers in 2011, as one of five farmer-elected directors. Since then, the Woodville-based dairy farmer has played a key role contributing to the governance of DairyNZ and provided key support around a range issues, in particular people and talent.
DairyNZ: Huge fine over effluent a warning for farmers
DairyNZ and Waikato Dairy Leaders’ Group chairman Jim van der Poel had no sympathy for the Waikato dairy farmer who was last week fined $131,840 for over-irrigating effluent.
M. bovis levy to hit dairy farmers
Dairy farmers are being asked to approve a levy of up to 3.9 cents/kgMS over the next two seasons to pay their share of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication effort.
M. bovis costs to add 3.9c/kgMS to levy
Dairy farmers are being asked to approve a levy of up to 3.9 cents/kgMS over the next two seasons to pay their share of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication effort.
Input sought for dairy’s biosecurity response levy
Source: https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/dairy-news/dairy-general-news/input-sought-for-dairy-s-biosecurity-response-levy
