Partnership to help boost genetics, data crunching
Two agritech companies have joined forces to help eliminate manual entry and save farmer time.
LIC chairman Murray King has defended the $20 million bill for its transformation process.
King told a special general meeting in Hamilton today that the cost was “absolutely worthwhile”.
“It is a big number but it’s not just a fee to consultants: it has to be earned,’ he told the meeting.
The transformation cost is a one-off, he says.
The process looked at the business and recommended changes to make it more efficient.
The process was preceded by the cooperative being split into two parts: herd improvement and agri-tech.
The cooperative also ditched its $1 billion revenue target. “It was a poor choice on reflection,” King says.
OPINION: Federated Farmers' latest farmer confidence survey results won’t surprise too many people.
The cost of producing milk in New Zealand continues to compare favourably with other exporting regions despite a lift in production costs over the past five years.
DairyNZ says potential benefits from gene technology must be carefully weighed against the risks of such technology.
Pleased, but cautious. That’s how PGG Wrightson chief executive Stephen Guerin says he’s feeling about the rural retailer’s latest financial result.
Commodity prices and interest rates play a huge role in shaping farmer confidence, but these factors are beyond their control, says Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre.
DairyNZ is supporting a proposed new learning model for apprenticeships and traineeships that would see training, education, and pastoral care delivered together to provide the best chance of success.
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