Dairy Exporter Autumn 2025

An investment in new irrigation infrastructure will hopefully save Hamish Hammond thousands of dollars.

Europe is massive in milk. Producing about 150 million metric tonnes of product a year, it’s a huge consumer of its own goods and also the world’s biggest exporter. Fonterra’s European headquarters in the Netherlands manages the co-op’s European sales and customer relationships. Words Tim Fulton.

Canterbury growers are developing a market for maize grain in the South Island. Words Heather Chalmers.

At Longbeach Estate in coastal Mid Canterbury, reminders of its proud pioneering farming history sit alongside the latest in agricultural practices and technology. Words Heather Chalmers.

As we head into the latter part of the 2024–25 New Zealand dairy season, it’s safe to say things are in a notably improved position compared with where they were this time last year. Words Rosalind Crickett.

Kellogg Report – The Future of Genetic Technologies in New Zealand Agriculture: Balancing Innovation and Risk. Words Lisa Lunn.

If we glance at China’s dairy market in recent years and understand the situation of the largest dairy importer on the earth at the beginning of 2025, we can get some idea of what happened in China and how that will affect the global market in the new year. Words Carey Yu.

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) stands on the brink of profound demographic transformation. With its population projected to double by 2050 to 2.5 billion people – and potentially reaching 4 to 5 billion by 2100 – the region faces immense challenges and opportunities. Words Rob Shaw.

Farmers may soon have a bulk milk urea (BMU) indicator tool to help them make tactical on-farm decisions to optimise their nitrogen use efficiency and reduce the risk of nitrogen leaching. Words Anne Lee.

Facial eczema is a disease of the liver, not the skin. It causes milk production loss and welfare challenges, most of the time without farmers even realising. It’s time to break the cycle and do it better. Words Emma Cuttance.