Fonterra Settles Greenpeace Claim Over Anchor Butter Labelling
A day after selling its consumer businesses, Fonterra has settled a civil claim, filed by Greenpeace, out of court.
Voting for the 2012 Fonterra elections opens tonight. Voting packs were posted to shareholders today.
This year's Fonterra elections are being held for three seats on the board of directors and the five wards in the Shareholders Council: Wards 8 (Hamilton), 9 (Morrinsville), 17 (Eastern Bay of Plenty), 23 (Egmont Plains) and 32 (Southern Canterbury).
There are eleven candidates standing for the board of directors' election: Blue Read, Donna Smit, Eric Ray, Grant Cochrane, Grant Rowan, Jacqueline Rowarth, Jan Marten Kingma, Lachie Cameron, Michael Spaans and the two incumbent directors John Wilson and Nicola Shadbolt.
Fonterra shareholders have the opportunity to meet candidates at the directors' election candidate roadshow on December 3-7.
Shareholders can vote by internet, fax or post using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. The results will be announced at Fonterra's annual meeting in Hamilton on Monday, December 17.
OPINION: After two long years of hardship, things are looking up for New Zealand red meat farmers.
A casualty of the storm that hit the Bay of Plenty recently was the cancelation of a field day at a leading Māori kiwifruit orchard at Te Puke.
Michael Wentworth has joined the team at Mission Estate Winery, filling the "big shoes" of former Chief Executive Peter Holley, who resigned in September last year, after almost 30 years running the storied Napier venue.
Some arable farmers are getting out of arable and converting to dairy in the faced of soaring fuel and fertiliser prices on top of a very poor growing season.
The New Zealand seed industry has reached a significant milestone with the completion and approval of the new seed certification system.
New Zealand's persimmon season will kick off early this year, with fruit set to hit shelves soon.

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