New a2 Milk boss sells all her shares
a2 Milk’s new chief executive has moved to sell her entire stake in the company after just two months in the job, causing a stir in the investment community.
Shoppers willing to pay more for milk to help drought-affected farmers
DAIRY farmers are pleading with major milk processors to pay them at least an extra 5c per litre, after shoppers have proved they are happy to fork out a little more.
Fonterra's milk payments in Chile spawn breakaway co-op plan
Dairy farmers in southern Chile say Fonterra’s continuing underpayment for their milk has left them little choice but to build their own processing cooperative.
Happy Cow Milk Company, rising from the ashes
It was a black day for Canterbury-based Happy Cow Milk when in May the company lauded for its «ethical» dairying approach and favoured by some of the trendiest baristas in Christchurch went into liquidation.
Weather-hit dairy farmers promised government aid
THE government is coming to the aid of the Island’s dairy industry to stop increased costs of feeding cattle over the winter being passed on to the consumer by raising the price of milk.