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OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
Amid Brazil's political and economic turmoil, onerous bureaucracy and almost non-existent market for fresh milk it’s hard to see the appeal for Fonterra.
Fonterra says its $231 million upgrade to its dairy processing plant at Pahiatua in the Tararua district will give the company more flexibility in the products it can produce at other plants.
The Health and Safety Reform Bill got lots of media coverage about what does, and does not, constitute a high-risk industry.
Many dairy farmers are discussing the virtues of Fonterra’s loan for sharemilkers, and the consensus seems to be to see it as a last resort.
This season threw up a big challenge for dairy farmers in the low payout, but all hoped the weather might have been kind.
Milk cartons are on the way out, as consumers snub them in favour of plastic bottles.
MPI is investigating reports a Te Aroha farm worker cut the teats off about 20 milking cows, after argy-bargy with his employer.
This year's Fonterra board elections are not attracting candidates.
John McCarthy, past president of the ginger group Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) recently gave Winston Peters a run for his money.
Australian farmers say Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s credentials will support the enormous potential of their agriculture sector.
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Tainui Group Holdings’ annual Hangawera Station Hereford sale, one of the largest of its kind in the North Island, will be held on October 5.
Soil tests should be the first step for farmers trying to manage budgets while maintaining pasture productivity, says fertiliser co-op Ballance.
Fonterra is shedding another 227 jobs as part of an on-going business review.
The election is NZ-wide by internet, fax, and postal voting using the STV (single transferable vote) voting method.
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