Musical chairs
OPINION: DairyNZ's director elections has seen scientist Jacqueline Rowarth re-elected for another three-year term.
OPINION: How does Tatua do it, year in, year out?
The small Morrinsville milk processor has again whipped other processors, including Fonterra in the payout stakes.
The co-operative’s 101 supplying farms received $3/kgMS more than what Fonterra and Synlait paid farmers for last season’s milk.
Fonterra supporters will point out that Tatua collects milk from farms located nearby its factory, unlike the major co-op, which is obliged to pick milk from the top of the North Island to the bottom of South Island.
Tatua will says it’s all about add maximum value to NZ milk. That’s also what Fonterra’s new strategy is. When they will be able to deliver such payouts to their 9500 supplying farms remains to be seen.
Rural Contractors NZ have launched a campaign today against the risks of fatigue in their industry.
The popular Surfing for Farmers programme, which gives farmers a well-earned break from life on the farm, starts its eighth season from November 5.
Milk vat manufacturer DTS is selling its dairy automation business to MilktechNZ.
Former Synlait chief executive Grant Watson says the past two years have been quite the journey.
Retiring chair Jim van der Poel has used his final AGM to announce the intention to increase the DairyNZ farmer levy for the first time in the industry-good body's 17-year history.
Not too many dairy industry leaders were keen to publicly comment on the sudden passing of former Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings.
OPINION: DairyNZ's director elections has seen scientist Jacqueline Rowarth re-elected for another three-year term.
OPINION: Fonterra's chair will be paid nearly $500,000 if shareholders approve a proposal by the directors' remuneration committee.