Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
FONTERRA IS the fourth-largest dairy company globally in Rabobank’s rankings released last week but the bank expects vigorous competition in the coming year as companies ‘jostle’ to position themselves for changing markets.
Not many men can claim that, at the age of 19, they decided to take up a career in complete contrast to family tradition and move to the other side of the world.
A NEW infant formula, made from New Zealand milk, has been launched in China.
AS FONTERRA’S Kauri factory in Northland kicked into gear on July 5, the cooperative was finishing off $100 million of maintenance upgrade nationwide.
AUSTRALIAN FARMERS are welcoming the Government’s release last week of a National Food Plan green paper.
EIGHTY PERCENT of dairy farmers are known to regard succession planning as a top priority, but only 10% do anything about it. This telling revelation came to light at a recent Massey University seminar.
AS 2012 is the UN International Year of Cooperatives, stories of successful farmer-owned co-ops can be found all over the internet, underscoring the fact that successful cooperatives are found not just in New Zealand but all over the world. For the New Zealand story take a look at www.newzealand2012.coop.
HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN breeders Wayne and Leeanne Taylor are humbled that their cow, Muritai Dalton Wattle EX 17*ET is the inaugural 2012 Valden cow of the year.
WILL TRADITIONAL wintering systems on crop be sustainable under nutrient loss limits?
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WINTER IS traditionally a good time for planting trees as soil temperatures are low and the roots can more easily acclimatise to any new environment they’re planted in. So it’s timely to talk about how using trees to create shelterbelts on farms can provide a range of environmental, economic and animal welfare benefits.
WHAT BIGGER herds have taken away, technology may give back, says Landcorp chief executive Chris Kelly.
The Fonterra Shareholders Council has elected Ian Brown as its chairman.
ROTORUA FARMER Trevor Hamilton has opted to run his vast farming business via governance model that keeps in view the present interests of his children and their eventual succession.
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