Taking On Winnie
OPINION: No one messes around with Winston Peters, more so in a general election year.
Fonterra has today signed an investment agreement with Yutian County, to develop two more large-scale dairy farms in Hebei Province.
Grey clouds still hang over the global economy, says Rabobank in its July Agribusiness review for New Zealand and Australia.
The People's Republic of China's Government of Guizhou Province and New Zealand's Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development) have launched an international agricultural exchange programme.
Fonterra yesterday unveiled the next step in its strategy to build a high-quality, sustainable fresh local milk supply in China, announcing plans to invest $100 million to develop two new large-scale dairy farms in Hebei province.
Chinese pollen is the likely source of the Psa-V disease in New Zealand's kiwifruit, say a team of Otago biochemists working with the industry to unravel the disease.
OBVIOUSLY I will stay clear of the specific issue of the Crafar Farms, since once again this is before the Government and the courts.
A South Island offering of 8400 bales saw a generally firmer market this week and an 89% clearance rate, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's marketing executive, Malcolm Ching.
FONTERRA HAS just commissioned its second dairy farm in China and begun work on a third farm. The new farm is performing ahead of expectations, says the man in charge of the co-op's overseas farming ventures, Peter Moore.
OPINION: No one messes around with Winston Peters, more so in a general election year.
OPINION: Staying on Federated Farmers, this week's annual general meeting in Auckland is shaping up to be an interesting one.