Enabling Fonterra to deter further dairy conversions and reject milk

Lawyers for Climate Action NZ has submitted in support of clauses 22 and 23 of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill.

There are currently only two very limited exceptions to the rule that Fonterra must accept all applications from dairy farmers to become shareholders and then to accept their milk supply. The Bill intends to change this, bringing matters relating to climate change, sustainability and the environment to the forefront for dairy conversions and increased supply from existing farmers.

The changes are intended to enable Fonterra to more effectively manage poor on-farm environmental performance and to better manage discharges and greenhouse gas emissions. LCANZI has submitted in support of the intent of these changes.

Read our submission here.