Fonterra lifts forecast milk price mid-point, advance rate
Fonterra has bumped up its forecast farmgate milk price for the season on the back of rising commodity prices and a strong balance sheet.
Kiwi-made avocado milk has been named a winner at the World Food Innovation Awards 2020.
The milk took out gold in the awards’ best health or wellness drink category on Thursday night in London.
The ‘avocadomilk’ brand is the creation of New Zealand chef, Sachie Nomura.
The milk, said to be a world-first, is created out of avocadoes and oat milk in Hawke’s Bay.
The dairy-free milk “tastes like avocado” and “is good for you like avocado”, according to the avocadomilk website.
Avocadomilk says unlike avocadoes, the milk’s price stays stable and has a long shelf life of 10 months.
The milk is sold in 100 stores in the US, but it is not yet available in New Zealand.
Managing director of Woolover Ltd, David Brown, has put a lot of effort into verifying what seems intuitive, that keeping newborn stock's core temperature stable pays dividends by helping them realise their full genetic potential.
Within the next 10 years, New Zealand agriculture will need to manage its largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, conservatively valued at $150 billion in farming assets.
Boutique Waikato cheese producer Meyer Cheese is investing in a new $3.5 million facility, designed to boost capacity and enhance the company's sustainability credentials.
OPINION: The Government's decision to rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars annually, is sensible.
Compensation assistance for farmers impacted by Mycoplama bovis is being wound up.
Selecting the reverse gear quicker than a lovestruck boyfriend who has met the in-laws for the first time, the Coalition Government has confirmed that the proposal to amend Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) charged against farm utes has been canned.
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