Displaying items by tag: Fonterra
Sweet century milestone for plant
Surviving an earthquake and two major floods have made hitting the 100-year milestone that much sweeter for Fonterra’s Edgecumbe site.
Earn loyalty, respect of farmers
OPINION: I believe Fonterra’s governance and representation as well as capital structure are interconnected, and both are important to the survival of the co-op.
Farmers happy with annual result
Fonterra farmers have given the co-operative a thumbs up following an impressive full-year result.
Strong co-op for Kiwi dairy farmers is crucial
A strong Fonterra co-operative is crucial for New Zealand dairy farmers, says Ruawai farmer Greg Gent.
Couper back in co-op governance role
Former Fonterra Co-operative Council chair Simon Couper is making a comeback to a governance role within the co-operative.
Fonterra directors unopposed, still require majority vote
Sitting Fonterra board members Brent Goldsack and Cathy Quinn are unopposed at this year’s director elections.
Peters has a crack at Fonterra
Winston Peters has castigated Fonterra for its performance in China and believes there could be more value added to the agriculture sector.
Honey, I shrunk the board!
A former Fonterra director is thrilled that the co-operative is looking at reducing its board size, eight years after he successfully co-sponsored a motion for farmer shareholders.
Synlait matches Fonterra
Synlait has matched Fonterra in delivering a final milk price of $8.22/kgMS for last season.
Reduced advanced rate hurting farmers
Fonterra farmers will receive an advance rate of $5.10/kgMS for milk supplied over the next four months.
