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Captain Oates?

Your old mate wonders if the recent sudden and under-the-radar departure of Fonterra's top communications man Kerry Underhill may be linked to the board's recent re-think on the co-op's communications strategy.

Boring

Winston Peters has been at it again, hiding behind the cloak of Parliamentary privilege to deliver another conspiracy-riddled attack, this time on the directors and farmer shareholders of Silver Fern Farms.

Hoppers aim to improve

Kuhn importer CB Norwood Distributors Ltd's recently announced 3500L and 6500L trailed seed or fertiliser hoppers are aimed at improving the logistics of drilling and/or fertiliser application.

High prices in China not good for NZ

Fonterra chief executive says the co-op will move to bring down consumer prices in China if no one else acts.

On-shelf dairy prices for consumers in China are too high so demand is not growing, says Fonterra's chief executive Theo Spierings.

It’s a wrap for the Canterbury A&P Show

The 153rd Canterbury A&P Show is over for another year and exhibitors and animals headed home on Friday evening for a well-earned rest.

B+LNZ Genetics welcomes NI extension officer

Max Tweedie takes up his role as Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Genetics North Island extension officer this month.

Scientists want berries as "go to" food

NCRC and NZIPF say positioning berries as a "go to" health food starts with expanding the existing dossier of scientifically validated health claims.

Scientists in North Carolina and New Zealand want to build scientific evidence to convince consumers that berries are nature's "go to" health food.

Alliance profit down with sheepmeat slowdown

Alliance Group has reported a pre-tax profit of $7.9 million on the back of challenging sheepmeat markets.

British weevil application welcomed

Field horsetail (pictured) is now widespread in parts of the North Island, the upper South Island and on the West Coast.

Federated Farmers are welcoming the application by Landcare Research to introduce the British weevil into New Zealand.

Cavalier approved to buy WSI wool scouring business

The Commerce Commission has approved Cavalier Wool Holdings' (Cavalier) application to acquire NZ Wool Services International's (NZWSI) wool scouring business and assets.