Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
Unwavering focus on supporting farmers and the evolution of farming led to Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ 4% jump in pre-tax profit to $72.5 million, the cooperative says.
French global food company Danone says it will spend NZ$40 million on its Nutricia spray drying plant at Balclutha to achieve net carbon neutrality there by 2021.
Farmers may think the pressure of climate change today is bad, but it will get much, much worse, says Primary Sector Council chairman Lain Jager.
While New Zealand dairy may be a big chunk of this country’s inventory of greenhouse gas emissions (about 25%) it is relatively small as a component of total global emissions, says Fonterra chief scientist Jeremy Hill.
Water will be costly and difficult to fix, says Guy Salmon, executive director of the policy think-tank Ecologic and a driving force behind the Land and Water Forum.
Farmers are urging the Government to help register a novel methane inhibitor for cow rumens.
DairyNZ is seeking two associate directors and encourages applications from farmers interested in governance.
New National agriculture spokesman Todd Muller is promising to advocate fiercely for the agribusiness sector.
The timing just feels right, says Nathan Guy, National’s former Minister for Primary Industries, who said last week he would not stand in the 2020 election.
Nominations for the Fonterra board elections open today: two farmer-director positions are up for grabs.
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Woodville dairy farmer Ben Allomes is stepping down from the DairyNZ board after an eight-year stint.
OPINION: Contrary to recent suggestions in the media, there is very little credible research supporting the success of homeopathic treatment of mastitis in dairy cows.
West Coast dairy company Westland Milk is now officially owned by Chinese dairy giant Yili.
Canterbury milk processor Synlait has taken over ownership of Talbot Forest Cheese.
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