Cautious opening forecast from co-op
Fonterra says milk supply and demand remains finely balanced as it starts with a cautious opening forecast milk price for the new season.
Former Fonterra director Stuart Nattrass is making a bid to rejoin the co-op’s board.
The South Canterbury farmer has been confirmed as a self-nominated director candidate. He will face off with the two board-nominated directors Michael Spaans and Donna Smit.
The self nomination process allowed any Fonterra shareholder (with the support of 35 different shareholders) to put themselves forward as a director candidate and be considered for election by their fellow shareholders alongside the previously announced Independent nomination process candidates.
Fonterra shareholders have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of the director candidates at seven meetings throughout the country, starting in Whangarei on November 22 and finishing in Gore on November 25.
Nattrass served on Fonterra’s board for six years before he was voted out by shareholders in 2009; Massey University academic Nicola Shadbolt replaced him.
Fonterra will hold its annual meeting in Darfield on December 8.
Animal health company Virbac is teaming up with rugby star and farmer Scott Barrett.
It’s official – the 2024 kiwifruit harvest is New Zealand’s largest ever crop having been picked.
A recent report from the Agricultural Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI) highlighted the findings of a survey of New Zealand cereal growers, looking at the size of the 2024 harvest of wheat, barley and oats, divided into milling, malting or feed crops.
On-farm inflation for sheep and beef farmers has eased but high input prices continue to affect farm profitability.
Massey University is returning to the National Fieldays next week with a new site, focusing on community-relevant collaborative research in the food and agriculture sectors.
Have you tried a persimmon? Chances are you haven’t. The Persimmon Industry Council believes many people haven’t tried the unique fruit, only available for six short weeks from late April through to early June.