Hamish Gow
Fonterra looks to sell off some iconic brands
Dairy giant Fonterra is looking at selling off some of its iconic consumer brands including Anchor, Mainland and Kapiti. Lincoln University Professor in Agribusiness Hamish Gow spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Foodstuffs to cut prices on 110 grocery items
It's a supermarket turf war as both chains make changes to prices as the cost of living crisis continues.
Supermarket operator Foodstuffs is cutting the price of 110 of the most purchased grocery… Audio
Feel-good marketing ploy may destroy suppliers
The Countdown price freeze might be good news for consumers but market analysts worry it will have grave unintended consequences. Professor of Agri-business, at Lincoln, Hamish Gow says he's cocerned… Audio
Produce price rises help drive inflation
As New Zealand grapples with inflation at is higest level in a decade, with consumer prices up 2.2 percent in the three months ended September, vegetable prices have played a significant role in the… Audio
Fonterra back in black
In a big turnaround from last year's loss of $605 million Fonterra has announced a full year profit of $659 million. Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says 2019/20 was a good year for the Co-op, with profit… Audio
Vege prices could rise 60 percent in 25 years
A recent report commissioned by Horticulture New Zealand suggests a single lettuce could cost as much as $5.50 in today's money by the year 2043. Agribusiness professor Hamish Gow joins the panel to… Audio
Dairy farmers awaiting Fonterra's revised milk price forecast
Dairy farmers are anxiously awaiting Fonterra's revised milk price forecast to be announced tomorrow. A cut in the current forecast payout of 5-dollar-25 per kilo of milk solids is widely expected… Audio
NZ's high level of transparency could be its undoing - agribiz professor
An agribusiness expert says it was crucial New Zealand's major trading partners were given advance notice of the scare. Audio
Outspoken for 7 January 2014: Dairy Farming
Senior rurals reporter Kevin Ikin discusses the sustainability of dairy farming with Ian Mackenzie, a mid-Canterbury cropping and dairy farmer and Federated Farmers' water and environment… Audio
Business News Update
A Massey University professor says Fonterra's decision to write off 157 million dollars from its inventory of value-added products raises questions about how the company calculates its costs. Audio
Hamish Gow - the Global Food Safety Partnership
Massey University's Hamish Gow is leading the Global Food Safety Partnership, whose backers and partners include the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, governments, and a raft of major food… Audio
Feature Guest - Professor Hamish Gow
Professor Hamish Gow, director of the Centre for Agribusiness Policy & Strategy at Massey University, and Agri-Commerce (Joint College of Business & College of Science Program). He's an agribusiness… Audio
