Tagged: clean green image

Surprised by the biosecurity issue - The Dismal Science

Bill Kaye-Blake • Aug 08, 2013 •

• Biosecurity,
• clean green image,
• economics,
• exports,
• Fonterra,
• government

The issue with botulism bacteria in Fonterra’s whey powder has been in the news all week. There’s been lots of talk of milk prices, exchange rates, marketing images and damage to brands. Most of it is fairly simple. A lot of it, at least over the weekend, was speculation about what could or might happen […] … Read More

Another green growth report - The Dismal Science

Bill Kaye-Blake • Nov 14, 2012 •

• aquaculture,
• clean green image,
• economics,
• government,
• green growth,
• language,
• New Zealand

The industry advocacy group Pure Advantage has released another report. When I tried to download the report or the executive summary, it insisted on an email address. This seemed a bit strange, a bit controlling, frankly. The report runs to about 300 pages. I have not read it, and doubt that I will. Long reports [...] … Read More