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The Beingmate saga now rocking Fonterra is unsettling farmer shareholders.
One former Fonterra director -- one not facing a gagging order by the co-op -- suggested to Milking It that heads should roll.
This person points out that Bill English resigned from Parliament, Ralph Norris (a former Fonterra director) is stepping down from Fletcher and someone could take responsibility for the Beingmate saga and do the same – exit Fonterra.
"The worst of the worst" is how Richard Kempthorne, the chair of the Nelson Tasman Rural Support Trust, describes the cumulative effects of the two storms that have wreaked havoc across the top of the South Island.
The basis for making great cheese is good milk, says the owner of Banks Peninsula's Barry's Bay Cheese, which was named Champion of Champons Mid-Size, for its traditional Aged Gouda, at this year's NZ Champions of Cheese Awards.
The 2024 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year, Ben Purua has been named farmer-backed charity Meet the Need's first official ambassador.
Global dairy prices have ended a two-month run of losses.
The world's largest dairy company may be in pole position to acquire Fonterra's Australian assets.
In a major win for farmers, the Government has directed regional councils to halt all work on plans and regional policy statement reviews under the Resource Management Act (RMA).
