New Zealand Sign Language Week Highlights Inclusion at Fonterra Clandeboye
Last week marked New Zealand Sign Language Week and a South Canterbury tanker operator is sharing what it's like to be deaf in a busy Fonterra depot.
OPINION: Fonterra may be on the verge of selling its consumer business in New Zealand, but the co-operative is not keen on giving any ground to its competitors in the country.
It has started construction on a $75 million butter plant expansion at its Clandeboye site in South Canterbury.
The build is part of Fonterra's commitment to invest up to $1 billion over the next three to four years in projects that generate further value and drive operational cost effectiveness.
It is also expanding its organic business to the South Island for the first time.
This is in addition to Fonterra's ongoing recruitment of organic farmers in the North Island, where more than 100 farms are already part of the Fonterra Organic Programme.
DairyNZ chief executive Campbell Parker says the winners of this year’s New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are leading the way in productivity, sustainability and profitability.
A dinner, debate and auction event with a difference held for the first time in 2025 is back by popular demand to celebrate the start of Fieldays 2026.
Federated Farmers has been urged to consider establishing a policy on artificial intelligence (AI).
As the Agri Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) begins the process of winding down, the organisation’s general manager Julia Jones says there’s still a place for its programmes within the industry.
Southland farmers staring down a May deadline to submit freshwater farm plans under current regional plan rules have been given an 18-month reprieve by the Government.
The Meat Industry Association (MIA) has appointed Nick Beeby as chief executive.