milk Archive

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  Frog vs Rosie in the Battle of the Waterways - by frog

  
  
  
  I’ve had a pretty good start to summer this year. We’ve had plenty of rain, the rivers and wetlands have been nice and full. In between writing blogs, I have had plenty of opportunities to frolic among the raupo as any decent self-respecting Frog should. But recently my home playground and my place as New [...] read more
  December 21, 2011 10:40 am - 2 Comments
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  NZ Govt risks apostrophe war in archipelago - by frog

  
  
  
  Someone wise once said that the word is more powerful than the sword, and today’s Government statement could be seen as a desperate and venal attempt by the New Zealand Government to provoke Indonesia. read more
  October 18, 2009 5:39 pm - 12 Comments
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  Our company was a guest in China - by frog

  
  
  
  According to the Sunday Star Times this morning: [A] Christchurch political scientist says Fonterra’s lack of understanding of the Chinese political and business environment meant the dairy giant was out of its depth before it had even bought its 43% shareholding in China’s largest dairy company, Sanlu, in late 2005 for $US107m. That remains one [...] read more
  September 21, 2008 1:55 pm - 5 Comments
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  The future of milk bottles - by frog

  
  
  
  I just spotted this on Eco-Libris: Greenbottle – the green future of milk bottles is already here and its made of recycled paper I really love milk, so I was very happy to hear about this new great idea that is coming from the UK: a milk bottle that is made mainly of recycled paper [...] read more
  September 20, 2008 8:51 am - 9 Comments
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  Bread and cereals consume more of the grocery budget - by frog

  
  
  
  Stats New Zealand has just released its monthly Food Price Index and the key stat is that food prices are up 6.8% over the year, still well ahead of inflation. While the Stats New Zealand release focuses on veges it’s important to note that vegetables were starting from a low base and are now returning [...] read more
  June 12, 2008 12:38 pm - 18 Comments
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  Jeanette on Close Up - by frog

  
  
  
  Close Up also featured Jeanette last night asking Fonterra to consider making a gesture to New Zealanders who are feeling the pain of rising food prices by selling its domestic milk at a reasonable margin but not a price related to the international market price.  Fonterra termed this a  subsidy and resisted the concept but [...] read more
  June 12, 2008 9:43 am - 48 Comments
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  Organic milk is healthier - by frog

  
  
  
  Well, milk is the Green topic of the moment, so it’s interesting to see that this British study showing that organic milk is healthier than conventional milk. Apparently: The study showed organic (summertime) milk had 67 percent higher levels of vitamins and antioxidants, and 60 percent more conjugated linoleic acids than regular milk. It also [...] read more
  June 4, 2008 10:24 pm - 18 Comments
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  Greens looking forward to after the election - by frog

  
  
  
  Vernon Small, uses his column in the Dominion Post today to argue that the Greens have no where to go when they get down to negotiations after the election. He notes that the political climate while volatile, looks better for the Greens than last election. So, on balance, the Greens can look forward to a [...] read more
  June 2, 2008 5:07 pm - 78 Comments
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  A challenge to Fonterra - by frog

  
  
  
  Shortly after Jeanette gave this speech on Saturday, the Herald reported: Dairy giant Fonterra last night backed away from further price hikes after Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons challenged it to make its products affordable for New Zealanders. read more
  June 2, 2008 4:39 pm - 36 Comments
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  Russian milk, Kiwi cows - by frog

  
  
  
  Yesterday New Zealand First’s Doug Woolerton took an opportunity to ask the Minister of Finance about Russian company Nutritek being allowed to create New Zealand’s first totally foreign-owned dairy producer and whether the Overseas Investment Act should have stepped in to do something about this takeover.  Foreign investment generally and the Overseas Investment Act in [...] read more
  May 29, 2008 9:58 am - 11 Comments
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  Fonterra has more money for industrial dairy - by frog

  
  
  
  Was it really only one month ago that we were falling off our chairs over the fact that Fonterra was forecast to pay dairy farmers $7.30 for a kilo of milk solids?  That gave the average farm $850,000 of income.  Well, records are made to be broken, so today Fonterra is hinting the payment could [...] read more
  May 27, 2008 3:27 pm - 12 Comments
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  Fonterra goes to Chile - by frog

  
  
  
  Greens do tend to go on rather a lot about their criticisms of the whole ‘infinite growth in a finite world’ concept.  The reason they do this I think is frustration that the effects of continuing to grow when you have nowhere to grow into are so blindingly obvious.  It’s a baking soda and vinegar [...] read more
  April 30, 2008 9:33 am - 4 Comments
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  Industrial dairy’s big payout - by frog

  
  
  
  While it is good to see some of our farmers doing well I do have to wonder what Fonterra’s record payout for dairy farmers ($7.30 per kilogram of milk solids, up from $4.46/kg last year) will do to further encourage dairy conversions. New Zealand is currently rapidly converting diverse farms and forests into a monolith [...] read more
  April 11, 2008 3:04 pm - 22 Comments
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  Cheese prices up 59.9% - by frog

  
  
  
  Food prices continue to rise according to Statistics New Zealand, 5.2% in the year to February.  Grocery food prices led that charge, increasing 9.0%. Within that the most significant upward contributions came from higher prices for fresh milk (up 20.9%), cheese (up 59.9%) and butter (up 91.2%). Oils and fats rose 29.4%.  There were also significant rises in bread, cereals, coffee, [...] read more
  March 13, 2008 1:48 pm - 16 Comments