Moxham Family's Organic Milk Now Comes as Gelato
Horowhenua organic dairy farmers Ange and Wayne Moxham have taken their business to a new level.
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.
Growers and farmers are being encouraged to have an important conversation before the coming season starts: how to prolong the effectiveness of the crop protection tools they rely on.
A new digital assistant is now helping Ballance Agri-Nutrients farmers speed up nutrient information and ordering.
New Zealand apple and pear industry stakeholders are out in force for the annual conference in Queenstown.
Cameron Reed lives between two worlds.
Improving health and safety is about incremental gain rather than a sudden decision, says Leeston farmer and Federated Farmers health and safety spokesman David Birkett.