Editorial: O Canada
OPINION: The Canadian government's love affair with its lifestyle dairy farmers has got it into trouble once again.
Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) chairman Malcolm Bailey has been nominated for the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Primary Industry Awards.
Bailey also chairs the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP).
He was a director on Fonterra's board from 2004 until 2016 when he retired from the position.
Also in the running for the Outstanding Contribution Award are farm investment manager Tony Cleland from FarmRight and Richard Lucas, a senior lecturer at Lincoln University.
Other notable nominations include NIG Nutritionals who were nominated for the Producer Award.
NIG Nutritionals are an Auckland-based company specialising in goat milk. Recently, they signed a deal to manufacture and commercialise products overseas.
Bevin Harris, science leader at LIC, has been nominated for the Science & Research Award.
Harris leads a group that uses analytical and learning models to interrogate and interpret data from the on-farm automated data capture of animals and the environment.
Nominees for the Emerging Leader Award category are Angus Dowson from Ballance Agri Nutrients, Emma Boase from Horticulture New Zealand, and Coadette Low from Rathkeale College.
Ballance Agri Nutrients is also jointly nominated with Hiringa Energy for the Innovation & Collaboration Award for their Hydrogen project.
As the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards night unfolded, it became evident that Waikato’s Thomas and Fiona Langford were the frontrunners for the biggest prize of the night – the 2025 Share Farmers of the Year award.
New Zealand’s dairy sector cannot expect India to be a market for all its dairy products.
Meat processor ANZCO Foods’ net profit has plunged on the back of lower market returns which squeezed margins and impacted business performance.
OPINION: Most people will be aware of the Government's plans to boost coal, oil and gas production to meet energy requirements.
AgriZeroNZ has entered a new partnership with Britain's national innovation agency, Innovate UK.
Twenty rural community hubs across New Zealand will receive $5,000 to upgrade their facilities having been selected as the winners of Rabobank's Community Hub Competition.