Takeover bid?
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
Fonterra shareholders are between a rock and a hard place. The dilemma is in governance and neither of the current possibilities appears to be without concerns.
Fonterra's board is facing renewed pressure to further cut the number of directors and make do with fewer independents.
Three leading dairy farmers have told Rural News a back-to-basics approach is the best way to manage the present dairy crisis.
Former Fonterra director Greg Gent says grass will become fashionable again as the effects of lower dairy prices continue.
Former Fonterra director Greg Gent says the co-op's discussion booklet on governance isn't thought-provoking.
Against the backdrop of a falling milk payout, Fonterra farmers will this week start discussing a governance review of the co-op.
Fonterra farmers were angry with the directive from the Shareholders Council to vote against a remit, says Greg Gent.
The proposal to reduce the size of the Fonterra board is one the co-op can no longer ignore say its proponents, Greg Gent and Colin Armer.
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
OPINION: It seems every bugger in this country can get an award these days.