Dairy Farmers Await Windfall As Fonterra Predicts $1.5b Lift
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By STEEMAN, Marta  Boom times are beginning for the dairy industry after a record payout was forecast yesterday that will boost Canterbury dairy farmer incomes by about $176 million next season.
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CHICAGO An insider&#39;s well-timed trades on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange have given dairy farmers more money for their milk. The Chicago Tribune today reports that the head of the Dairy Farmers of America
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Farm bloc lawmakers yesterday offered the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry $1.8 billion in new federal grants over the next five years as part of a farm bill that would leave in place far larger subsidies for grain, cotton and dairy producers.
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By WERDER, Eric  FARM VIEW by ERIC WERDER   --------------------   --------------------   RECENTLY Henry van der Heyden said farmers should expect $4 per kilogram of milksolids for the next 10 years. He must be joking.
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The agricultural firm's sales soar, but costs catapult.
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By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Feb. 11--JEROME -- For decades, small and large dairy owners have banded together to protect their industry, but those days might be over.
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New Zealand dairy group Fonterra said today that takeover target National Foods had limited growth prospects. Fonterra&#39;s head of strategy and chief financial officer, Graham Stuart, said National Foods&#39; growth
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29/10/2004 National Foods will hunt for a &quot;white knight&quot; to protect it from Fonterra`s $A1.62 billion ($NZ1.76 billion) bid, raising the risk New Zealand dairy farmers will get dragged into an expensive bidding war.
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By GILLIES, Judith  Fonterra's Takaka and Brightwater manager Richard Gray might be new to the area but he hails from the heart of the dairy country.   Gray arrived in Nelson to take up the new position  three months ago and loves the change and the challenge of the job.
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Dairy giant Fonterra has reaffirmed its commitment to taking over Australian dairy company National Foods despite the initial catalyst for the bid no longer being a factor.
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The folks at the firm are poised for a mega cash out.
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SYDNEY, NOV 28: New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra said on Sunday it would only raise its A$1.6 billion ($1.3 billion) bid for Australiaâs top milk producer, National Foods Ltd, in the unlikely event that a rival suitor emerged.
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By Anonymous  Ground was broken this spring for Iowa State University's (ISU) new state-of-the-art dairy farm. Officials look forward to opening the facility in 2007.
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Ethanol is boosting one farm equipment manufacturer's bottom line.
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Australian dairy group National Foods says its shares are worth up to 22% more than a hostile $A1.6 billion takeover offer by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Ticker) - Richard Mandella is confident that Pleasantly Perfect again will be cashing in on horse racing&#39;s richest day.
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BARTOW, Fla. -- Federal and state officials say Florida&#39;s agriculture industry, battered by an unprecedented rash of hurricanes, is eligible for $500 million in disaster relief funds.