By chair of the Sharemilker Farm Owners’ Section, John Numan The Sharemilker farm owners’ section of Federated Farmers and the Sharemilkers’ section frequently review the Federated Farmers employment contracts used for Contract Milkers, Lower Order Sharemilkers and Herd Owning Sharemilkers. As anyone who has used them will know, unfortunately, the contracts are lengthy as they […]
dairy prices
Economic Week – February 19
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Seven in a row Continued strong demand from China saw dairy prices increase again in this week’s Global Dairy Trade auction. The GDT Price Index was up 3.0% compared to the previous auction a fortnight ago. All six commodities on offer increased in price, led by whole […]
Economic Week – February 5
A round-up of the week’s economic news by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Farmer confidence bounces back The results are out from Federated Farmers’ latest six-monthly Farm Confidence Survey. The survey showed a strong recovery in farmer confidence, albeit off a low base, returning it to levels of a year ago. Key points […]