Editorial: O Canada
OPINION: The Canadian government's love affair with its lifestyle dairy farmers has got it into trouble once again.
Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) chairman Malcolm Bailey has been nominated for the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Primary Industry Awards.
Bailey also chairs the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP).
He was a director on Fonterra's board from 2004 until 2016 when he retired from the position.
Also in the running for the Outstanding Contribution Award are farm investment manager Tony Cleland from FarmRight and Richard Lucas, a senior lecturer at Lincoln University.
Other notable nominations include NIG Nutritionals who were nominated for the Producer Award.
NIG Nutritionals are an Auckland-based company specialising in goat milk. Recently, they signed a deal to manufacture and commercialise products overseas.
Bevin Harris, science leader at LIC, has been nominated for the Science & Research Award.
Harris leads a group that uses analytical and learning models to interrogate and interpret data from the on-farm automated data capture of animals and the environment.
Nominees for the Emerging Leader Award category are Angus Dowson from Ballance Agri Nutrients, Emma Boase from Horticulture New Zealand, and Coadette Low from Rathkeale College.
Ballance Agri Nutrients is also jointly nominated with Hiringa Energy for the Innovation & Collaboration Award for their Hydrogen project.
DairyNZ chief executive Campbell Parker says the industry-good organisation is proud to be an ongoing industry partner of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, providing judging expertise and facilitating field days.
A major floodway infrastructure upgrade has been completed in Edgecumbe, providing enhanced flood protection and resilience for the local community.
Rural retailer Ruralco says it has made a $10,000 donation to the Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust (MCRST) following the Ruralco Golf Classic held last month.
According to a new farmer survey, many farmers are rejecting New Zealand’s current ruminant methane strategy.
As the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards night unfolded, it became evident that Waikato’s Thomas and Fiona Langford were the frontrunners for the biggest prize of the night – the 2025 Share Farmers of the Year award.
New Zealand’s dairy sector cannot expect India to be a market for all its dairy products.