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OPINION: Reckless action by Greenpeace in 2024 forced Fonterra to shut down a drying plant for four hours, costing the co-op…
For once it was not all about the cows at Temuka on Monday, with almost as many steers as there were cows.
iFarm has adjusted their lamb price outlook upwards again this month with expectations for short supplies globally and signs of improving demand.
Farmgate prices for cattle have continued to head higher over the last two weeks in both islands. This lift was driven by local procurement issues rather than market forces as US imported beef prices continue to drop.
Fonterra will invest a further $30m to expand its Dry Distribution Centre at its Whareroa site in Taranaki.
An agribusiness roadshow on high profit/low environmental impact farming systems will continue through the country from this month with two events at Waikato, says HerdHomes company founder Tom Pow.
BEFORE YOU make costly changes to meet environmental regulations ask your regional council some key questions, delegates at an ATS Federated Farmers nutrient seminar in Ashburton last week were told.
CONSUMER RESISTANCE to Fonterra’s new lightproof plastic milk bottles is waning, says the co-op.
WILL FONTERRA shareholders eventually have to “do a Mighty River and sell 49%” to meet the capital gap needed for industry growth?
THE NEW ZEALAND dairy industry is “defensive” on environmental issues because it perceives itself as being attacked, says Australian climate change activist and business advisor Paul Gilding.
MILK is affected by light, so blocking out light will impact the taste of milk.
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NATIONAL’S FIFTH budget was possibly its most political offering to date, with little to excite the business community in general and the primary sector specifically.
ARTIFICIAL BREEDING company CRV says it is gaining weight in the New Zealand dairy bull semen market. The latest RAS list is said to show it influencing the industry.
TWO MERGERS have taken place among New Zealand’s cooperatives while a third remains under discussion. In the Bay of Plenty, kiwifruit and avocado packhouse cooperatives Satara and Eastpack have merged, and the members of the two North Island Foodstuffs cooperatives are talking about coming together.
I HAVE recently been involved in an industry forum on safety and well-being in the primary sector. This was prompted by recent reviews of mental health in rural communities which identified some disturbing statistics regarding the incidence of depression and suicides in our rural communities.
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