Displaying items by tag: Jim van der Poel

Dairy farmers want the incoming government to keep a tight control of its own spending and avoid contributing to inflationary pressures.

Two positions on DairyNZ’s Board of Directors have attracted thirteen dairy farmer candidates this year.

Despite his strong condemnation of the Government's latest agriculture emissions pricing plan, DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel doesn't believe that He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) is dead.

A day of bad news for Fonterra farmers is ending on a high note – the co-operative is paying out $800 million today as capital return to shareholders.

OPINION: Kiwi dairy farmers continuously strive to be world-leaders in pasture-based production, emissions efficiency and animal care. Our sector's success in global trade relies on these factors.

The National Party’s plan for reducing agricultural emissions, released yesterday, has been praised by many in the sector.

Keep the dialogue going. That's the message from DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel as the Government mulls over how to deal with agricultural emissions before the election.

OPINION: A single accurate, independent national animal evaluation index that incorporates genomic information is key to increasing profits for Kiwi dairy farmers.

The call for a single national animal evaluation breeding index that incorporates genetics is causing friction among the dairy sector's key players.

Dairy industry leader Jim van der Poel still believes farmers going into an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will be "a stupid thing".