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OPINION: Your old mate wonders why there has not been a whole lot of gnashing of teeth and wailing from the xenophobes – more commonly known as failing political party NZ First – about a Canadian pension fund buying a major stake in New Zealand’s biggest corporate dairy farmer, Dairy Holdings.
According to company records, Sooke Investments, a subsidiary of giant Quebec public service pension fund manager PSP Investments, bought 24.9% of South Island-based company, following the exit of an investor – owned by JD & RD Wallace Ltd and former National Government Minster John Luxton.
Dairy Holdings other major shareholders remain two NZ farming families – Colin and Dale Armer and Murray and Margaret Turley. The Ashburton-based company is Fonterra’s biggest shareholder.
A host of new animal welfare regulations have been approved by the Government following delays due to COVID-19.
The United Nations has removed a tweet following a global backlash from farmers.
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Cases of nitrate poisoning are being reported in the Hawke’s Bay region after recent rain.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has confirmed a farmer rebate of $45 per tonne for the year ending 31 May 2020.
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