Finalists head to national awards
The 32 finalists representing 11 regions in the 2022 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards have been found.
It's amazing what people can find to moan about these days.
Take for example the Taxpayers Union that singled out Christchurch City Council for its catering costs in 2017. The headline in the union’s media release read, ‘Canterbury catering costs revealed: Christchurch City Council spends $51,000 on milk’. WOW! It turns out the council spent $350,208 on entertainment, gifts and catering which included the $51,000 on milk. What’s the problem? It wasn’t alcohol, soft drinks or water – it was money spent on the most nutritious drink available. The mind boggles at the stupidity of this born-to-moan outfit.
Fonterra has cemented its position as the country’s number one cheesemaker by picking up nine NZ Champion of Cheese trophies this year.
New Zealand dairy processors are welcoming the Government’s commitment to continuing to push for Canada to honour its trade commitments.
An educational programme, set up by Beef + Land New Zealand, to connect farmers virtually with primary and intermediate school students has reported the successful completion of its second year.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Waikato herd health veterinarian Katrina Roberts is the 2024 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
Horticulture NZ chief executive Nadine Tunley will step down in August.