Fonterra slashes forecast milk price, again
Fonterra has slashed another 50c off its milk price forecast as global milk flows shows no sign of easing.
Fonterra has wisely decided to stall the expensive rebrand of RD1 to Farm Source.
The proposed new shareholder loyalty programme will go ahead as planned, but rebranding of the stores and milk tankers and other such changes to the ‘paint job’ are on hold until the payout recovers.
At the recent South Island field days the new Farm Source brand had replaced the RD1 nameplate, but compared to the bright orange and green livery of RD1, the new branding was almost invisible.
Legal controls on the movement of fruits and vegetables are now in place in Auckland’s Mt Roskill suburb, says Biosecurity New Zealand Commissioner North Mike Inglis.
Arable growers worried that some weeds in their crops may have developed herbicide resistance can now get the suspected plants tested for free.
Fruit growers and exporters are worried following the discovery of a male Queensland fruit fly in Auckland this week.
Dairy prices have jumped in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, breaking a five-month negative streak.
Alliance Group chief executive Willie Wiese is leaving the company after three years in the role.
A booklet produced in 2025 by the Rotoiti 15 trust, Department of Conservation and Scion – now part of the Bioeconomy Science Institute – aims to help people identify insect pests and diseases.
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