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OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says they are waiting patiently for the new government to be formed so they can discuss with them key issues of particular concern to the dairy industry.
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says they are waiting patiently for the new government to be formed so they can discuss with them key issues of particular concern to the dairy industry.
OPINION: When it comes to emissions pricing and He Waka Eke Noa, dairy farmers are more forgiving than sheep and beef farmers.
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says last week's annual meeting was a quiet affair and reasonably positive.
Despite all the challenges the dairy industry is facing, DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel believes the sector has a good future.
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says the low forecast farmgate milk price is already putting a lot of pressure on dairy farmers and their cashflows.
OPINION: Your old mate wonders if the current chair of DairyNZ, Jim van der Poel, is the very same Jim van der Poel who is now canvassing to retain his directorship of the dairy industry-good body.
OPINION: Like all Kiwis and small business owners, dairy farmers have been feeling the effects of rising costs. Coupled with the recent forecast cuts in milk price many will now be thinking about their business viability.
Dairy farmers want the incoming government to keep a tight control of its own spending and avoid contributing to inflationary pressures.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
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