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Ice cream queen’s sour take on Fonterra
Entrepreneur Diane Foreman, known to many as the ice cream lady, has fired a broadside at Fonterra saying “it needs a kick up the backside”.
Co-op support available for Fonterra farmers
Fonterra farmers can now apply for Fonterra Cooperative Support, a loan to help them deal with the current challenging conditions, says chair John Wilson.
Fonterra to reduce auction volumes
Fonterra is being “commercially rational” by reducing the volumes sold on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, says Fonterra managing director global ingredients, Kelvin Wickham.
Dairy prices up again
The latest dairy auction has seen the dairy index up for the second time in a row, in what will be a welcome result for dairy farmers.
No pay, but sharemilkers battle on regardless
Who would work for three months without pay? And who would keep getting up at 5am every day to milk cows despite knowing there will be no milk cheque arriving this month?
First milk through plant
Fonterra's new $235 million dryer at its Pahiatua site in Manawatu has processed its first milk.
Change rules on raw milk supply, collection – Fonterra
Fonterra wants changes to regulations which force it to supply large processors with raw milk and which requires it to accept all milk from new suppliers.
Fonterra to push sales option, product variety
Fonterra is being “commercially rational” by reducing the volumes sold on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, says Fonterra managing director global ingredients, Kelvin Wickham.
Less milk ‘wakes up market’
Key signs of lowering production were enough to “wake the market up” out of its downward spiral at last week’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, says ASB rural economist Nathan Penny.
Fonterra’s refresh should start at board level
Fonterra's commitment to volume, value and velocity (growing volume and value with speed – also called Strategy Refresh) has been firm and appears frequently on the corporate website.