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Rebrand timing not ideal admits boss

FARM SOURCE/RD1 managing director Jason Minkhorst admits you wouldn’t plan to rebrand and reposition Fonterra’s RD1 stores to Farm Source when you have a $5/kgMS payout.

Tatua happy to remain a niche player

INDEPENDENT DAIRY processor Tatua says its decision to invest in value rather than scale is paying off.

Aussie cattleman to sue Government

NORTHERN TERRITORY cattle producers have launched a class action over the former Federal Government’s ban on live exports to Indonesia in 2011.

Irish farmers’ major beef

IRISH BEEF farmers are angry about a massive cattle price gap with the UK. Thousands of Irish farmers last week blocked abattoirs for 24 hours – the first such action in 15 years – protesting that they are not seeing the benefit of higher prices paid by UK markets for their produce: there’s a gap of $560 between prices in the UK and Ireland.

Agchemical operators need to have certification

RURAL CONTRACTORS New Zealand (RCNZ) says it endorses recent warnings by Waikato Regional Council (WRC) that agrichemical contractors operating without certification are breaching regulations.

Building sheepmeat demand globally

BEEF + LAMB New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia and Mexico for sheepmeat cooperation.

Agri One gets new head

Mark Williamson, AgriOne's new chief executive officer

Lincoln University and Massey University have appointed Mark Williamson as chief executive officer of their joint venture, Agri One.

From garage to exports in 25 years

CF Moto quads roll off the production line.

WE ALL know China makes some crap. But we also know China makes quality items – Apple i-Phones, supertankers, Red Bands and Swandris, to name a few. The trick is knowing which is which.

Promising feed efficiency findings

Dr Tricia Johnson’s studied ewes’ feed efficiency.

FOR ALL the talk about feed efficiency in the sheep industry it’s actually a trait with little science to support it when it comes to grazing animals, a review of the international literature by AgResearch has found.

Tailing trial work continues

TWO SEASONS into an investigation of the impact of tailing or docking lambs has prompted further analysis to see if longer tails could increase processing revenue by generating extra product for rendering or sale, says Alliance Group.