PM faces media over #botulism scare

Prime Minister John Key has gone live to millions of Chinese in two state media television interviews to explain the contamination scare involving Fonterra.

#Fonterra Launches China-New Zealand #Dairy Exchange Centre

Fonterra today announced the launch of the China-New Zealand Dairy Exchange Centre in Beijing. The Centre is a joint initiative between Fonterra and China’s National Dairy Industry and Technology System to support the sustainable development of the dairy industry in both countries.

It’s time to get to grips with #dairy market volatility

By Richard Halleron – Prices recorded at the last two Fonterra auctions have fallen, on an accumulative basis, by approximately 10 per cent. This is an extremely worrying trend, given that Irish dairy industry leaders had, until recently, been extremely upbeat about the prospects for global milk markets over the coming months.

Plan to move rotting #buttermilk

The South Taranaki District Council is investigating how to get rotting buttermilk out of the Eltham wastewater treatment plant.