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Congratulations to latest WEBER® Q™ BBQ winner Sharee and Craig Johnson.
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Dairy Chill and Falcon Feed Systems are located at Stalls PD13 and PD15 in the Pavillion, click on the maps for full detail.
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It's Field days time again and for 2018 you'll find DairyChill and Falcon Feed Systems at site O37
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Dairy Chill and Falcon Feed Systems are located at Stalls PD13 and PD15 in the Pavillion, click on the maps for full detail.
Pavilion mapClick to open the PDF Map (314kb)
DairyChill and ACR Agri had a successful and enjoyable time at this year's 2017 Northland and Central Districts Fieldays. Below are photos from both events. The ACR Agri team hope to see you there next year.
Northland Fieldays 2017 Photos
With the new milk cooling legislation coming into from in 2018, dairy farmers can expect a log jam as local suppliers of milk cooling systems will struggle to keep up with demand. As of June 1 2018, raw milk must be cooled to 10 degrees Celsius or below within four hours of the start of milking. This rule was introduced by the Minister for Primary Industries and is driven by international trading partners expectations. Below is the summary of the new regulations:
Dairy farmers should be commended for how well they have responded to low milk prices by demonstrating flexibility and true Kiwi determination. They’ve reduced expenditure across the board, particularly in supplementary feed, repairs and maintenance, phosphate fertilisers, and animal health and breeding.
As a result, average farm working expenses have dropped to a current rate of $3.60/kilogram of milk solids (kg MS), about 75 cents/kg MS down from the highs of 2013-14 when milk prices were above $8/kg MS. Milk production fell only 1.5 percent in 2015-16.
Dairy giant Fonterra has lifted its milk price by 75 cents in response to the recent lift in dairy prices at the GlobalDairyTrade auctions. Fonterra has increased its 2016/17 milk price forecast by 75 cents to $6 a kilogram of milksolids.
For a fully shared up farmer it has pushed the total payout available to farmers to $6.50-$6.60/kg MS before retentions. Chairman John Wilson said the increase reflects improvements in pricing since September, following the gradual rebalancing of global supply and demand.
Signs look good for a further rise in global dairy prices - and maybe a return to profit.
Dairy product prices are expected to rise again at next week's GlobalDairyTrade auction, as signs keep pointing to a recovery and a return to profitability for farmers after two years of losses.