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YOUR OLD mate reckons you’d have to be really bad news and toxic for Fonterra to tell you not to turn up to one of its publicity stunts.
Let’s face it, the dairy giant has not exactly been a PR dream over the past couple of years with the botulism botch-up, the so-called dirty dairying issue and ever rising milk prices making it an easy target for bad headlines. However, even Fonterra’s less-than-stellar PR team recognised that the Auckland mayor Len Brown – in the midst of a tawdry sex scandal – would not be an ideal guest at its latest rollout of its ‘Milk for Schools’ scheme.
One of New Zealand’s largest fertiliser plants could be forced to shut down for four months as uncertainty looms over gas supply.
Federated Farmers North Canterbury president Bex Green says two public meetings held this week should have made it loud and clear that rural families and businesses are concerned about proposed staffing changes at NZ Police.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is consulting on a proposal to ban weedkillers containing chlorthal-dimethyl (DCPA).
August 6 marks Farm Worker Appreciation Day, a moment to recognise the dedication and hard mahi of dairy farm workers across Aotearoa - and DairyNZ is taking the opportunity to celebrate the skilled teams working on its two research farms.
OPINION: The Government has been seeking industry feedback on its proposed amendments to a range of Resource Management Act (RMA) national direction instruments.
A Taupo company says it's the first to bring CO₂-powered water heating technology to New Zealand dairy sheds, helping farmers cut energy costs by up to 85%.
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