Milk producers Harvey Fresh and New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra have moved to take up extra milk, after farmers supplying the Challenge Dairy Co-operative were told they should find new purchasers for...

South Australian Agriculture Minister Michael O’Brien says the mass transportation of livestock from Western Australia is providing an unexpected boost for the state’s primary industries. The ongoing...

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has said that milk and meat from cloned cattle and their progeny is “hypothetically” safe. A meeting of the UK food watchdog’s Advisory Committee...

Regulations in New Zealand, requiring Fonterra to supply up to 600 million litres of milk annually to independent processors, are costing the NZ economy up to $450 million by driving down farmgate prices,...

Parmalat today approved its third 2010 Interim Report on Operations, reporting a net increase in revenues of 9.5%, to 3117 million euros, citing strong performance in Australia and Canada, thanks in part...

Fonterra has set a new record for the most milk processed in a single day. Commonly known as the peak day, the record was set on Wednesday, 27 October, when the co-operative’s 26 sites throughout...

Fonterra today announced it has signed a binding agreement to sell its Brownes dairy business to DairyWest, owned by Australian private equity group Archer Capital. DairyWest will acquire the Brownes business,...

It’s no secret that Aussies love enjoying a cold, refreshing milkshake on a hot summer’s day but did you know that choc-o-holics are more likely to be loyal, organised and focused, strawberry...

Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, has confirmed that it is in talks with Indian co-op Iffco over the establishment of a dairy farm in the country. Kelvin Wickham, MD of Fonterra Global...

An economic analysis of the impact of requiring higher nonfat solids in fluid milk has shown consumers would benefit from the additional nutrients with little impact on the price of a gallon of milk in...