Takeover bid?
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
The government deserves a pat on the back for exempting dairy farmers from the proposed health and safety laws.
Farmers have been spared from having to appoint health and safety representatives. Under the rules workplaces must appoint a staff member to make sure bosses follow the rules. This will include all those with more than 25 employees, and workplaces with fewer than 25 employees that are deemed “high risk”- most farm-based workplaces have been excluded.
With challenging times facing the dairy industry, the last thing farmers needed was to worry about another business cost and more paperwork.
New Zealand dairy processors are welcoming the Government’s commitment to continuing to push for Canada to honour its trade commitments.
An educational programme, set up by Beef + Land New Zealand, to connect farmers virtually with primary and intermediate school students has reported the successful completion of its second year.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Waikato herd health veterinarian Katrina Roberts is the 2024 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand has no intention of backing down in a trade dispute with Canada over dairy products.
Horticulture NZ chief executive Nadine Tunley will step down in August.
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
OPINION: It seems every bugger in this country can get an award these days.