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04/11/2008 19:05:06
Farmer control crucial to success
DAIRY industry leaders in Ireland were told yesterday by a shareholders’ leader from New Zealand processing giant, Fonterra, that farmer control of their business is crucial.
Fonterra shareholders’ council chairman Blue Read, speaking at the annual conference of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) in Dublin, highlighted the importance of farmers belonging to a co-op that they own and control.
It provides confidence that the milk price is fair and also a sense of security in planning for the future, he said.
Fonterra shareholders’ council chairman Blue Read, speaking at the annual conference of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) in Dublin, highlighted the importance of farmers belonging to a co-op that they own and control.
It provides confidence that the milk price is fair and also a sense of security in planning for the future, he said.
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