Increasingly, food producers are looking to move away from creating carbon dioxide as much as possible, but it’s not easy.
Big food producers like Fonterra have coal powered factories that will require major rebuilds to run on cleaner fuel.
It’s chosen wood for its South Island plants despite there being surplus electricity in the offing with the closure of Tiwai Point.
Fonterra’s goal is a 30% reduction in emissions from processing by 2030. That isn’t much time to carry out major engineering works at its many sites. But it’s moving in the right direction and positioning itself to help fuel our economy into a more sustainable future.
Bryan Gibson
Fonterra favours wood over electricity for emission reduction
Fonterra favours wood over electricity for reducing emissions from its South Island plants.
Alliance’s Levin plant helps support specialist prison project
Alliance Group is helping support prisoners’ rehabilitation at Rimutaka Prison by providing suitable beef bones for carving.
New book explores farming life
A just-released book by a fifth generation Manawatu sheep and beef farmer takes readers through the joys and harsh realities of working the land.
Applications for prestigious agriculture award open
Being mentored by some of the greatest leaders in the Australasian agriculture industry might sound appealing, but how about traveling by private jet as part of the experience? This very opportunity will be available to one young Kiwi or Aussie again next year, when they take the 2021 Zanda McDonald Award.
Toni Brendish quits Westland
Westland Dairy chief executive Toni Brendish will leave the company this Friday, following four years at the helm of the now Yili-owned company.
Tonight on Sarah’s Country
7.10pm – Principal scientist for Plant and Food Research Brent Clothier will join us to explain how we overcome our skill shortages of scientists.
7.20pm – Nikayla Knight has gone from serving lattes in an airport lounge to milking cows on a Mid Canterbury dairy farm. Her new boss Richard McDonald will share his thoughts on employing people from outside of the industry.
7.30pm – Federated Farmers vice president Karen Williams joins us to talk about the organisation's hopes for resource management reform.
7.40pm – Three of the world’s biggest economies are failing to live up to commitments made in the CPTPP to increase access to their consumer markets for imports of New Zealand dairy products. Dairy Companies Association of NZ executive director Kimberly Crewther will explain more.
