Mohawk to acquire NZ carpet maker Bremworth
Premium wool carpet maker Bremworth is being sold to the world's largest flooring company.
Rob Hewett and Fiona Hancox have been elected to the Silver Fern Farms’ Board of Directors.
The results of the election, which closed at 3pm on Friday, February 13 were:
· Rob Hewett: 41,437,912
· Fiona Hancox: 25,241,163
· Herstall Ulrich: 20,695,485
The total weighted vote represents 68.10% of total shares, and is up from the 61.76% turnout in the previous election in December 2013.
The voter return percentage was 30.86% of eligible shareholders. This is up 4.1% on the 2013 return of 26.76%.
Votes were received from 1,500 eligible voters from a total of 4,860 eligible voters. To become eligible, shareholders needed to meet requirements that included supplying a minimum level of stock for processing over the past two seasons.
The Government is set to announce two new acts to replace the contentious Resource Management Act (RMA) with the Prime Minister hinting that consents required by farmers could reduce by 46%.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change would be “a really dumb move”.
The University of Waikato has broken ground on its new medical school building.
Undoubtedly the doyen of rural culture, always with a wry smile, our favourite ginger ninja, Te Radar, in conjunction with his wife Ruth Spencer, has recently released an enchanting, yet educational read centred around rural New Zealand in one hundred objects.
Farmers are being urged to keep on top of measures to control Cysticerus ovis - or sheep measles - following a spike in infection rates.
The avocado industry is facing an extremely challenging season with all parts of the supply chain, especially growers, being warned to prepare for any eventuality.

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