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MICHELLE WILSON handed over the reins of the Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) board to former Dairy Woman of the Year and BEL Group head Justine Kidd at the annual meeting last month.
FOR MOST of us the supermarket aisle is a hunting ground for bargains but for entrepreneur Peter Cullinane it has spawned winning ideas.
WOOLS OF NZ is on track for a maiden profit this year, says chief executive Ross Townshend.
AGRICULTURE OFFERS many more career opportunities than just farming. That’s the message from 2014 Young Farmer of the Year, David Kidd, the guest speaker at the recent Massey Agricultural Awards dinner.
MASSEY UNIVERSITY’S top agriculture student is determined to make a career in the dairy industry.
EVERY SEPTEMBER the 87 shareholders of Waikato dairy processor Tatua receive a call from one of their six farmer-elected directors.
TRADE MINISTER Tim Groser’s insistence on dairy being included in any Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal has received industry backing.
FONTERRA FARMERS have accepted the co-op’s decision last season to pay them a lower milk price than that calculated by the manual.
ZESPRI SAYS its forecast per hectare returns have broken $50,000 for the first time, predicting orchard gate returns per hectare of $51,047.
THE KIWIFRUIT Claim had not been lodged with the High Court late last week, but it was understood the group was planning a public statement shortly.
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FARMERS in Northland and Waikato are buckling down for a long hot summer that can only be made worse by the low payout.
A LEADING sheep farmer is calling for the resignation of AgResearch’s chief executive over the Invermay issue and has taken his concerns to Government.
Fonterra has passed the peak milk production this season without any hitches at its plants.
SITUATIONS VACANT at the top of both big meat processing cooperatives presents a “huge opportunity” to advance industry reform, claims the Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) group.
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