Medals galore for Fonterra cheeses
Fonterra cheeses are continuing their golden run at the annual New Zealand Cheese Awards.
When it comes to processing milk, three Fonterra manufacturing sites stood out last season.
The Te Rapa site in Hamilton, Kauri, Northland and Studholme, South Canterbury were the big winners in the co-operative’s 16th annual best site cup awards.
Te Rapa secured the best large site cup through their commitment to sustainability, safety, consistent quality, productivity and compliance performance.
Kauri received the best medium site cup for the second year in a row.
The site was awarded for its quality and productivity, as well as sustained health and safety and sustainability performance.
Studholme took out the win for the best small site cup due to their performance across safety, compliance and sustainability.
Alan Van Der Nagel, Fonterra’s director of New Zealand manufacturing, says this year’s awards are the perfect way to recognise success on the back of a challenging year.
“On top of the tight Covid-19 conditions we’ve seen in recent years, sites also faced ongoing disruptions to staffing levels due to the Omicron outbreak.
“This was quite a challenge, but it was good to see teams putting their heads together and supporting each other to get the work done.
“Despite these challenges, our sites still managed to process up to 79 million litres of milk per day during our peak season.
“These awards are a great opportunity to recognise the hard work our manufacturing sites are doing.”
Awards were handed out in 17 categories.
Environment Award
Analysis by Dunedin-based Techion New Zealand shows the cost of undetected drench resistance in sheep has exploded to an estimated $98 million a year.
Shipping disruption caused by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea has so far not impacted fertiliser prices or supply on farm.
The opportunity to spend more time on farm while providing a dedicated service for shareholders attracted new environmental manager Ben Howden to work for Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL).
Federated Farmers claims that the Otago Regional Council is charging ahead unnecessarily with piling more regulation on rural communities.
Dairy sheep and goat farmers are being told to reduce milk supply as processors face a slump in global demand for their products.
OPINION: We have good friends from way back who had lived in one of our major cities for many years.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
OPINION: The hustle and bustle of one of Bangkok's most popular fast food outlets may feel a world away from…