MVM struggles
OPINION: Nearly four years after buying a 75% stake in Southland processor Mataura Valley Milk (MVM), A2 Milk is still struggling to take the plant to profitability.
OPINION: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern used a hay bale for a podium while announcing the latest consultation documents on the Government's emissions policy.
After one mainstream journalist described it as "possibly the most Kiwi thing I've ever seen", twitter users didn't hold back.
One questioned how it is that NZ mainstream media think the set up was accidental.
Another claimed the PM was good at PR stunts: "Just look what happened when she wore a headscarf after the Christchurch attack. Mother Teresa to the world!"
The mood was summed up pretty well by this tweet: "A hay bale at a farm shed will be a very rare thing to see soon with the kind of crap Ardern is dumping on our nation's main earners for this country's economy."
Commodity prices and interest rates play a huge role in shaping farmer confidence, but these factors are beyond their control, says Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre.
DairyNZ is supporting a proposed new learning model for apprenticeships and traineeships that would see training, education, and pastoral care delivered together to provide the best chance of success.
Two agritech companies have joined forces to help eliminate manual entry and save farmer time.
The recent squabble between the Cook Islands and NZ over their deal with China has added a new element of tension in the relationship between China and NZ.
The world is now amid potentially one of the most disruptive periods in world trade for a very long time.
Former Westland Milk boss Richard Wyeth is taking over as chief executive of Canterbury milk processor Synlait from May 19.
OPINION: Nearly four years after buying a 75% stake in Southland processor Mataura Valley Milk (MVM), A2 Milk is still…
OPINION: Fonterra isn't backing down in its fight with Greenpeace over the labelling of its iconic Anchor Butter.