After a challenging dairy season and summer, some of our staff were rewarded with a bridge climb in Auckland in celebration of our flagship product, Queen of Calves. Among the climbers were some of our managers, CEO and 5 deserving Product Specialists.

(left to right) Ted Curtis (Treasurer), David McSweeney (Product Specialist, Waikato), Stephen Bell-Booth (CEO), Mark Gilmour (Consultant Vet), Glen Callaghan (Product Specialist, South Waikato), Glenn France (Product Specialist, Canterbury), Brendon Moore (Product Specialist, South Auckland), Paul Jackson (Product Specialist, Manuwatu) and Ben Bell-Booth (Brand Manager).

It's with a great deal of sadness we make mention of the passing of one of our Company's longterm customers and friend.

Harley McNabb farmed in Karamea all his life. He was a loyal customer of Bell-Booth since the 1970's; a staunch believer in three of our flagship brands, Maxicrop Triple, Nutrimol Classic and Queen of Calves, Harley valued the importance of getting calves to weaning as effectively and efficiently as possible, and, he ensured that the pasture on his property provided a balanced nutrition plain for his dairy cattle.

New Zealand may have a chance to break into the $1.6 billion seaweed industry thanks to research that could help make the sushi ingredient more productive to farm.

A breakthrough in 15 years of research by New Zealand scientists has unlocked new information about the most well-known red seaweed in the world, known as nori in Japanese and karengo in Maori.

The seaweed and other closely related species, which are used to make sushi, are highly prized worldwide. They are harvested from the wild and are also farmed.

The NZ Dairy Event website is now up and running, although for some sections it's work in progress the Schedule of Classes and the entry form is now on line.