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Milk has another competitor on the supermarket shelf.
Pea milk, a liquid derived from yellow split peas, is the latest non-dairy milk to turn up on grocery shelves in the US. It joins hemp milk, brown rice milk and cashew drinks on the growing list of alternatives in the now-booming business of dairy alternatives. Non-dairy milk sales rose 9% in 2015 to US$1.9bn, while dairy milk sales fell 7% in 2015 to US$17.8bn; and they are expected to drop another 11% through 2020, according to a study released in April by market research firm Mintel.
Phoebe Scherer, a technical manager from the Bay of Plenty, has won the 2025 Young Grower of the Year national title.
The Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand (FCANZ) celebrated the best of the best at the 2025 Fencing Industry Awards, providing the opportunity to honour both rising talent and industry stalwarts.
Award-winning boutique cheese company, Cranky Goat Ltd has gone into voluntary liquidation.
As an independent review of the National Pest Management Plan for TB finds the goal of complete eradication by 2055 is still valide, feedback is being sought on how to finish the job.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has launched an AI-powered digital assistant to help farmers using the B+LNZ Knowledge Hub to create tailored answers and resources for their farming businesses.
A tiny organism from the arid mountains of mainland Greece is facilitating a new way of growing healthier animals on farms across New Zealand.
