Oat Dear!
OPINION: The UK dairy industry is celebrating a win after plant-based drink maker Oatly lost a long-running legal battle over its use of the word "milk" in its marketing.
Kiwi-made avocado milk has been named a winner at the World Food Innovation Awards 2020.
The milk took out gold in the awards’ best health or wellness drink category on Thursday night in London.
The ‘avocadomilk’ brand is the creation of New Zealand chef, Sachie Nomura.
The milk, said to be a world-first, is created out of avocadoes and oat milk in Hawke’s Bay.
The dairy-free milk “tastes like avocado” and “is good for you like avocado”, according to the avocadomilk website.
Avocadomilk says unlike avocadoes, the milk’s price stays stable and has a long shelf life of 10 months.
The milk is sold in 100 stores in the US, but it is not yet available in New Zealand.
OPINION: Farmers around the country are welcoming the proposed reform of local government.
A move to boost farmer uptake of low methane emitting sheep is underway.
Silver Fern Farms has tackled the ongoing war-induced shipping challenges to mideast markets by airlifting 90 tonnes of chilled New Zealand lamb and beef to the United Arab Emirates.
The primary sector is leading New Zealand's economic recovery, according to economist and researcher Cameron Bagrie.
Dairy industry leader Jim van der Poel didn't make much of the invitation he received to the recent New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards in Rotorua.
Farmers around the country are going public big time, demanding their local district, city and regional councils come up with amalgamation plans that meet the needs of rural communities and don't allow urban councils to dominate.