TURN OUT for 22 meetings starting this week will be a barometer of the mood for change in the meat industry, claim organisers.
FONTERRA IS comfortable with putting all its eggs in one basket when it comes to trade with China.
THE ANZ Bank’s head of agri and commercial, Graham Turley, says farmers appear to be concentrating on profitability, which will help mitigate some of the Reserve Bank’s concern about the high level of debt in the dairy sector.
ANOTHER RAFT of Government proposals to reform fresh water management is likely to find favour with the farming sector.
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Minister Nathan Guy, launching the proposals, says the recent drought focused attention on the importance of water to the national economy.
MEAT INDUSTRY Excellence (MIE) chairman John McCarthy says his group wants sheep and beef farmers to return to supplying their meat to the co-operatives
WORKING WITH MAORI trusts to optimise land use in Northland could be worth $715 million in gross output, says Minister for Primary Industries (MPI) Nathan Guy.
A LEADING Maori agribusinesswoman says there’s a myth going around about the so-called ‘potential’ of Maori farming.
FONTERRA HAS reported a great start to milk production, but it may be too early to talk about a record season.
HORTICULTURE NZ’S new president Julian Raine wants to do things differently to get better value for growers.
THE EVOLVING focus on profitability means having the right people in the right roles is more important than ever.
THE HEAD of China’s largest dairy company says Fonterra’s false botulism scare underscores the importance of food safety.
EUROPE’S SECOND largest dairy co-op Arla Foods is launching a marketing blitz to promote its butter and cheese in Australia and New Zealand.
FEDERATED FARMERS Dairy chairman Willie Leferink says he can understand Japanese dairy farmers’ opposition to free trade.
FONTERRA STAFF unhappy with food and safety standards in the supply chain can now take their concerns directly to the top – without the fear of being victimised.
FEDERATED FARMERS and Horticulture New Zealand are talking up the outcome of the High Court decision on Horizons Regional Council, despite having lost – technically at least.