International Day of Rural Women: Two DairyNZ Farmers’ Stories
Today, 15 October, is the International Day of Rural Women, which recognises rural women’s contribution to farming, communities and the environment.
Milking It is reliably informed that Ohaupo farmer and former Fonterra director Jim van der Poel is tipped for the role.
He is no stranger to DairyNZ, having served as chairman of Dexcel, which merged with Dairy InSight to form DairyNZ in November 2007.
Van der Poel will replace John Luxton who retired this month.
