Fonterra today announced the appointment of a new Independent Director, Holly Kramer, who will join the Fonterra Board as an Independent Director on 11 May 2020. Ms Kramer is based in New South Wales and has extensive governance, multinational, and retail business experience. She currently holds a n
New Zealand exported sheepmeat and beef worth $921 million in February with the value largely unchanged from a year earlier despite COVID-19, according to the latest figures from the Meat Industry Association (MIA). The impact of COVID-19 saw the value of exports to China drop by 45 per cent to $175
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced Moving Day will go ahead as planned for dairy farmers this year, but with strict controls to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. On 1 June each year, the first day of the new dairy season, a large number of dairy farming families, sharemilkers, con
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced Moving Day will go ahead as planned for dairy farmers this year, but with strict controls to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. On 1 June each year, the first day of the new dairy season, a large number of dairy farming families, sharemilkers, con
Fonterra today announced the appointment of a new Independent Director, Holly Kramer, who will join the Fonterra Board as an Independent Director on 11 May 2020. Ms Kramer is based in New South Wales and has extensive governance, multinational, and retail business experience. She currently holds a n
New Zealand exported sheepmeat and beef worth $921 million in February with the value largely unchanged from a year earlier despite COVID-19, according to the latest figures from the Meat Industry Association (MIA). The impact of COVID-19 saw the value of exports to China drop by 45 per cent to $175
A bright spot is emerging in the economic gloom with New Zealand’s largest company Fonterra saying it is in good financial heart and expects to remain so during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief executive Miles Hurrell told RNZ that the global dairy giant, owned by its 10,000 farmers, was expecting the m
Fonterra has reported a $501 million half-year profit on lower costs and improved revenue. Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell makes statements at the release of the co-operative’s annual results. The result compares to a profit of $72m the previous year. The co-operative’s underlying profit was
A Southland teenager’s steady hand with a set of clippers has helped her win a competitive dairy cattle event in Taranaki. Chloe Thomson, 15, took out the overall award for the best presented heifer at the National All Dairy Breeds Youth Camp in Stratford. The four-day event attracted 23 participant
While putting up a fence around an old rubbish dump, South Auckland fencer and farmer Jerome Wenzlick was disgusted by the amount of plastic he was having to dig through. It occurred to him that maybe he could make fence posts out of unwanted plastic… and now he does. Future Post – the Waiuku-based
Alliance Group is increasing its focus on capturing greater value from its products as the co-operative continues its transformation into a world-class food and solutions business, shareholders were told at the company’s Annual Meeting in Palmerston North yesterday. Last month, Alliance Group announ
