Microchipping cows
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
Farmlands chief executive Tanya Houghton admits that the rural retailer is making a number of changes to its business model.
Rural retailer and supplier Farmlands is being accused of going off the rails and shareholders are being urged to take back control of the co-operative.
Farmlands has made an offer to purchase SealesWinslow – an animal nutrition business currently owned by Ballance Agri-Nutrients (Ballance).
OPINION: Think co-operatives and some of our biggest agribusiness companies – Fonterra, Zespri, Alliance Group, Silver Fern Farms, Farmlands, LIC, Ballance, Ravensdown and Tatua – come to mind.
Farm management software provider FarmIQ is shedding 25% of its workforce and adopting a new operating model to boost revenue.
Being able to pay a return to farmer shareholders for the first time in four years is down to a team effort, says Farmlands chief executive Tanya Houghton.
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
OPINION: Legislation being drafted to bring back the controversial trade of live animal exports by sea is getting stuck in the…