Angry and frustrated- Wilson
Fonterra chairman John Wilson says as a farmer he is angry and disappointed with today's arbitration decision over the false botulism scare in 2013.
A Chinese business that makes infant formula in New Zealand says the false botulism scare of 2013 is disappearing from the minds of China's consumers.
Evergrande Dairy vice-general manager Wei Min Yu says NZ's clean green image and pasture-fed grass milk is held in high esteem by Chinese consumers.
Evergrande is the majority shareholder in South Auckland-based Evergrande GMP Dairy, makers of the Cowala brand milk and infant formula.
Yu says Fonterra's reputation is gradually bouncing back and he expects the co-op to be back on top within two years.
Yu, here on a trip with Cowala infant formula retailers, says Cowala infant formula was launched in China 16 months ago.
Over 2.5 million cans of powder worth $158 million have been sold. Yu says the company will exceed sales targets this year.
Meanwhile GMP Dairy has become an official partner of the NZ team to the Rio Olympics later this year.
GMP believes that in becoming an Official Olympic Partner, its Cowala range of products will help promote high quality and trusted powder-based nutritional formulas produced from NZ's green and natural pastures.
NZOC chief executive Kereyn Smith added that GMP's partnership with the New Zealand Olympic Committee is significant, just four months from the Olympic Games.
"Our commercial partners play a hugely important role in ensuring our athletes at Rio 2016 have the resources and backing to compete at the very highest levels. GMP's support is a real boost to our team's preparation.
"In addition, GMP has confirmed its support through to the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games in 2018 and we are looking forward to working with GMP over the coming two years," she says.
Newly elected Federated Farmers meat and wool group chair Richard Dawkins says he will continue the great work done his predecessor Toby Williams.
Hosted by ginger dynamo Te Radar, the Fieldays Innovation Award Winners Event put the spotlight on the agricultural industry's most promising ideas.
According to DairyNZ's latest Econ Tracker update, there has been a rise in the forecast breakeven milk price for the 2025/26 season.
Despite the rain and a liberal coating of mud, engines roared, and the 50th Fieldays Tractor Pull Competition drew crowds of spectators across the four days of the annual event.
Nationwide rural wellbeing programme, Farmstrong recently celebrated its tenth birthday at Fieldays with an event attended by ambassador Sam Whitelock, Farmers Mutual Group (FMG), Farmstrong partners, and government Ministers.
Six industry organisations, including DairyNZ and the Dairy Companies Association (DCANZ) have signed an agreement with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to prepare the country for a potential foot and mouth outbreak.
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