Farmlands Posts Strong 2025 Half-Year Growth
Rural retailer Farmlands has released it's latest round of half-year results, labeling it as evidence that its five-year strategy is delivering on financial performance and better value for members.
Rob Hewett and Fiona Hancox have been elected to the Silver Fern Farms’ Board of Directors.
The results of the election, which closed at 3pm on Friday, February 13 were:
· Rob Hewett: 41,437,912
· Fiona Hancox: 25,241,163
· Herstall Ulrich: 20,695,485
The total weighted vote represents 68.10% of total shares, and is up from the 61.76% turnout in the previous election in December 2013.
The voter return percentage was 30.86% of eligible shareholders. This is up 4.1% on the 2013 return of 26.76%.
Votes were received from 1,500 eligible voters from a total of 4,860 eligible voters. To become eligible, shareholders needed to meet requirements that included supplying a minimum level of stock for processing over the past two seasons.
The South Island Dairy Event's BrightSIDE has named Jessica Kilday as the recipient of the BrightSIDE Scholarship, recognising her commitment to furthering her education and future career in the New Zealand dairy industry.
Scientists from the Bioeconomy Science Institute Maiangi Taiao has achieved a successful cocksfoot-ryegrass cross capable of producing fertile seed, a world-first.
The South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) returns to Lincoln University next month.
The subdivision and sale of the Rangiora's Coldstream Estate in 1921 was advantageous for not one, but four Cantebury families - but one in particular has become synonymous with outstanding Holstein Friesian cattle.
The Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) annual meeting held in Timaru today saw directors' fees raised and the appointment of KPMG as an auditor for the levy body.
A new Westpac NZ community banking van begins making visits around Northland this week.