Four Candidates Confirmed for Fonterra Board Election
Four candidates have been confirmed for two director positions on Fonterra’s board.
It's a great start to 2021 for dairy farmers.
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) overnight auction recorded a 3.9% rise in the price index.
Whole milk powder price, which determines Fonterra's milk price to farmer supplies, lifted 3.1% to US$3,306/metric tonne, sitting at its highest level in 12 months.
Key Results
AMF index up 5.5%, average price US$4,604/MT
Butter index up 7.2%, average price US$4,526/MT
BMP index up 6.9%, average price US$2,876/MT
Ched index up 5.0%, average price US$4,078/MT
LAC index up 7.4%, average price US$1,099/MT
SMP index up 4.1%, average price US$3,044/MT
SWP not offered
WMP index up 3.1%, average price US$3,306/MT
The Government is backing work on a community-led water storage scheme that could irrigate up to 11,000 more hectares of the Poverty Bay flats, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says.
Agri-tech company Herd-i has become a new all-region sponsor of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA), the largest nationwide celebration of excellence in the dairy sector.
Four candidates have been confirmed for two director positions on Fonterra’s board.
Returning to the family dairy farm after playing 20 years of professional rugby around the world is no easy task.
After delivering another record farmgate milk price to 100 supplying farms, independent milk processor Tatua is entering thee new financial year with a positive outlook.
Managing feed by sticking to a firm plan has helped the Southern Dairy Hub (SDH) demonstration farm survive an extremely wet winter, says the farm's acting general manager Greg Delaney.
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
OPINION: Get offside with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at your own peril.