Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is…
All hands are on deck today at Fonterra Brands New Zealand's (FBNZ) Takanini site as the first Fonterra Milk for Schools packs make their way down the production line and into the coolstore to wait for their ride to school.
A High Court decision that will cause Government ministers to reconsider the sale of the former Crafar farms could improve investment certainty in the long run, says Federated Farmers.
NEW ZEALAND dairy farmers need not worry about major farmgate losses should a supermarket milk price war break out.
FONTERRA FARMERS are angry and disappointed with the Government’s DIRA proposals, says chairman Henry van der Heyden.
AN INDEPENDENT agricultural scientist says the New Zealand science system has lost its connections with farmers in respect of helping them improve their clover based pasture systems.
OVERSEER, A system used to track nutrient flows around farms – especially dairy – is to be upgraded. Overseer is owned jointly by MAF, Fert Research and AgResearch.
OLAM INTERNATIONAL, the Singapore-based multinational with stakes in a couple of New Zealand registered dairy firms, is moving into Russia.
FONTERRA FARMERS can now mix and order supplementary feed blends online through the co-op subsidiary RD1.
FONTERRA FARMERS say they don't want to be fined or rewarded for shorter or longer milking windows.
QUEENSLAND DAIRY farmers are accusing the Federal Government of a sellout.
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MAF'S DRAFT regulatory impact statement (RIS) on Fonterra's milk price setting, capital restructure and share valuation makes worrying reading, unless you're a competitor of the cooperative, or a corporate investor.
FOR THE most part, New Zealand's growth over the next year has already been set in train, and any stabilisation is the job of the Reserve Bank.
EXPECT THE global dairy market to grow strongly: that's the forecast from global lender Rabobank.
ALL THE milk the Tait-Jamiesons produce from their 150 cows is processed by them on their farm into organic yoghurt and milk, and sold to supermarkets around the country.
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