110,000 visitors!
OPINION: It's official, Fieldays 2025 clocked 110,000 visitors over the four days.
When Fonterra shareholder Philip van der Bijl stepped up to ring the market bell on the stroke of midday today it marked the start of live share trading among farmers, and a new era of opportunity for New Zealanders to join the Fonterra success story.
Fonterra is combining its Australian New Zealand (ANZ) and ASEAN/Middle East/North Africa businesses to form a single Asia Pacific/Middle East/Africa (APMEA) business unit.
Fonterra will an office in Delhi and is appointing Hamish Gowans as general manager for Fonterra in India.
Fonterra has announced today a final price for units in the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund of $5.50 per unit.
Just over 300 entries have so far been received in the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.
Strong interest has been shown from farmers and staff in buying units in the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund but many farmer shareholders seemed to be taking a "wait and see" approach before selling, Fonterra says.
It's official – the last dairy season was the most productive on record thanks to very favourable pasture growth conditions.
With summer almost here, one of New Zealand's most serious pasture pests, porina (pictured), is coming out of the soil to mate and scatter vast numbers of eggs, costing farmers millions.
Taking a common sense approach to sustainable dairying is the theme of a forum for award-winning dairy farmers in Invercargill next week.
Dairy farmers affected by the Mount Tongariro eruption are encouraged to keep an eye on their stock, advises DairyNZ.
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Fonterra has appointed Prashant Pradhan as country manager for Myanmar to lead the expansion of Fonterra's business in this fast-growing dairy market.
Sweet Suzie Moo is coming to life at Whangarei's Summer Show this year.
Dairy industry research has received a significant boost with an agreement to establish a Joint Graduate School in Dairy Research and Innovation.
Fonterra, Zespri and Massey University are among those who have joined forces with the Federation of Māori Authorities and the Māori Trustee to focus on increasing the productivity of Māori-owned farm land.
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