Not Out of the Woods Yet
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
Fonterra has welcomed the Commerce Commission's release of its final report on the dry run review of how Fonterra sets its farm gate milk price.
Amendments to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill have passed its third and final reading in Parliament.
With 66% of Fonterra shareholder-suppliers backing Trading Among Farmers (TAF), Federated Farmers is calling on the cooperative to unite. This call comes off an 85% turnout among shareholders.
Federated Farmers welcomes significant changes to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill following the primary production select committee consideration.
Federated Farmers did not hold back when critiquing the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill before Parliament's Primary Production select committee yesterday.
Federated Farmers did not hold back when critiquing the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill before Parliament's Primary Production select committee yesterday.
The Dairy Industry Restructuring Act Amendment Bill is crucial to Fonterra and crucial to New Zealand, chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden said in his opening remarks to the Primary Production Select Committee yesterday.
A PETITION calling for a second vote on TAF (trading among farmers) is to be presented to Parliament by Fonterra farmers. Organisers say they are gaining overwhelming support but are running out of time to reach all farms.
The Government says Fonterra farmers are unreasonable in their demands on the DIRA Bill before Parliament.
A Bill which oversees Fonterra's farm gate milk price setting and "aims to deliver a more transparent and efficient dairy market" according to Prime Industries Minister David Carter, passed its first reading in Parliament yesterday.
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
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