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Fonterra Confirms No Affected Product Sent to Russia
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:35:51 +1200 | Fonterra
Fonterra has confirmed that none of the potentially affected whey protein concentrate (WPC80) was supplied by Fonterra to Russia, Belarus or Kazakhstan. In addition, no Fonterra products sent to these countries used the affected whey protein concentrate ...More >>
Q+A Panel Discussion - Response to Theo Spierings Interview
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:34:20 +1200 | TV One
For the good of New Zealand, he should go, for the good of New Zealand farmers and for China, I think, because the fact is that the Chinese market will be expecting some big changes.More >>
Q+A Panel Discussion - In response to John Key Interview
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:30:39 +1200 | TV One
Good morning to you all. Matthew, just discussing – it’s good to know National – not a dictatorship under John Key? More >>
UNICEF Steps up Support as Namibia Grapples with Drought
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:50:28 +1200 | UN News
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is scaling up support, including nutrition education and infant feeding activities, in Namibia, which is currently facing its worst drought in three decades.More >>
PGG Wrightson take $321M charge on goodwill
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:30:20 +1200 | BusinessDesk
Aug. 13 (BusinessDesk) - PGG Wrightson, the rural services company controlled by China’s Agria Corp, took a $321 million charge to write off goodwill from its 2005 merger while posting a decline in operating earnings in line with guidance on the ...More >>
PM Press Conference – Fonterra | Meridian Energy - 12 August 2013
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:31:03 +1200 | Alastair Reith
A bill providing greater powers to Governmental Inquiries will allow the government to get to the bottom of the Fonterra milk scandal, says Prime Minister John Key.More >>
Infant Formula Update 7
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:06:25 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Health Minister Tony Ryall and Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye confirm that Nutricia has today narrowed the scope of the recall for infant formula.More >>
MPI probe into Fonterra food scare to take up to six months
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:42:30 +1200 | BusinessDesk
Aug 12 (BusinessDesk) - A Ministry for Primary Industries investigation into Fonterra Cooperative Group’s potentially tainted whey protein concentrate will take up to six months. More >>
Candidate calls for action over AgResearch
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:39:22 +1200 | Anjum Rahman
A Hamilton City Council candidate says the Mayor, councillors and local MPs need to do more to try and save the loss of 180 jobs from AgResearch’s Ruakura base. Anjum Rahman, who is standing for the East Ward, says the planned loss of jobs would ...More >>
MPI begins compliance investigation into whey contamination
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:21:25 +1200 | Ministry For Primary Industries
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has commenced a compliance investigation into the potential contamination of three batches of Fonterra’s whey protein concentrate. More >>
Group Director of Strategy to lead Recovery Management Team
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:19:08 +1200 | Fonterra
Fonterra today announced that Maury Leyland, Group Director of Strategy, will lead its Recovery Management Team responsible for the ongoing operations of the precautionary recall and will oversee the operational review announced by the CEO last week.More >>
Farm Environment Awards Help Equity Managers Build Knowledge
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:31:25 +1200 | Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Otago dairy farmers Terry and Jacqui Carr are always looking for ways to increase their farming knowledge. Equity managers for the Argyll Dairy Farm Partnership, the Carrs regard farming competitions as a good way to benchmark themselves against other ...More >>
Drought “response hero” gets life membership
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:42:50 +1200 | Federated Farmers
A long-standing Federated Farmers member has been granted life membership of Federated Farmers. Former Hawke’s Bay provincial president, Kevin Mitchell, was bestowed the honour after more than 30 years of outstanding service to the Federation. More >>
Fonterra at Risk from GM Rye-grass
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:26:59 +1200 | GE Free NZ
Fonterra must act to safeguard exports by keeping Genetically Modified organisms out of its supply chain and adopting mixed forage shown in tests by DairyNZ to reduce emissions and improve production. More >>
Ex-CBA boss Ralph Norris to lead Fonterra board inquiry
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:17:30 +1200 | BusinessDesk
Aug. 12 (BusinessDesk) – Former Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief Ralph Norris is to lead Fonterra Cooperative Group’s board inquiry into the botulism contamination scare, helped by former High Court judge Judith Potter and Chapman Tripp lawyer Jack ...More >>
Fonterra Board establishes WPC80 Inquiry Committee
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:01:08 +1200 | Fonterra
Today Fonterra Chairman John Wilson announced that Fonterra’s Board has established the WPC80 Inquiry Committee, and charged them to oversee an independent review into the circumstances giving rise to the affected whey protein concentrate (WPC80) and ...More >>
Q+A Theo Spierings Interview
Sun, 11 Aug 2013 15:31:21 +1200 | TVNZ
Sunday 11 August, 2013 Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings told TVNZ’s Q+A programme that the cost of the milk powder botulism scare could run to tens of millions of dollars. When pressed on what the cost would be, Spierings said, ‘It’s tens of millions.’ ...More >>
Q+A John Key Interview
Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:22:07 +1200 | TVNZ
Q+A John Key Interview 11/8/2013 Sunday 11 August, 2013 PRIME MINISTER SAYS PERCEPTION OF NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS AFTER FONTERRA BOTULISM SCARE IS THE BIGGER ISSUE NOT COST. Prime Minister John Key told TV ONE’s Q+A programme that it’s too early to put ...More >>
Pins Colt Attracts Top Price at South Island Sale
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 17:01:23 +1200 | NZ Bloodstock
A striking colt by top-drawer stallion Pins has topped the New Zealand Bloodstock South Island Sale of Two-Year-Olds and Mixed Bloodstock, knocked down for $50,000. More >>
Inquiry must be truly independent
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 16:54:20 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
Announcements today that Fonterra and the Ministry for Primary Industries will conduct their own inquiries into potential contamination of baby formula will not satisfy concerned Kiwis, farmers and international consumers that the botulism scare has ...More >>
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