10 Star butter named Sofi Product of the Year
Lewis Road Creamery’s 10 Star ethical grass-fed butter has been judged Product of the Year at the Sofi Awards in the United States.
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New Zealand butter wins prestigious U.S.A award
Lewis Road Creamery’s 10-Star Ethical Grass-fed Butter has won gold at the prestigious USA Sofi Awards.
Farming group takes on soil carbon doubters
Southern Pastures believes NZ farmers need to be given the option of soil carbon sequestration because it will help incentivise and reward climate change mitigation.
Dairy farming to capture carbon – why it’s possible and produces healthier butter
New Zealand farmers Southern Pastures are leading the way in authentic carbon reduction to produce premium dairy.
Southern Pastures still greener
Ethical investor Southern Pastures, the country’s largest institutional dairy investment fund, has been judged to be a Responsible Investment Leader for the seventh year running.
Trailblazing a new era of sustainable farming in NZ
In an era of “dirty dairying” and animal welfare discussions, New Zealand-based limited partnership fund Southern Pastures is turning stereotypes on their heads. Not only is it a poster child of how farming ought to be done, but it’s been named on the shortlist for the World Sustainability Awards in Germany.
NZ dairy fund makes global sustainability short list
Ethical dairy investment fund Southern Pastures, owner of Lewis Road Creamery, has been shortlisted for the World Sustainability Awards.
Southern Pastures shortlisted at World Sustainability Awards 2022
London, July 22, 2022: The shortlist of the World Sustainability Awards has been announced featuring 80 best in class initiatives, leaders and businesses. Cross-functional impact is recognised across 11 categories, from Carbon Reduction and Sustainable Technology to embedding Diversity and Inclusion practices.
Allan Barber reports on work within some key innovative partnerships
Dairy farming company Southern Pastures recognises the importance of managing its business with careful consideration for animal welfare, environmental footprint, and productivity.
Lewis Road Creamery launches Winter Spice Milk in celebration of Matariki public holiday
The local legends at Lewis Road Creamery have built a reputation for their selection of flavoured milks, from chocolate – which infamously sparked a frenzied, nationwide shortage in 2014 – to double caramel butterscotch to banoffee.
Horopito stars in Matariki milk
Lewis Road Creamery has partnered with Pouarua Farms to produce a winter spice milk infused with horopito for Matariki, in a product development that is purely for celebration not for profit.
Premium Lewis Road Creamery export butter now on NZ shelves
Premium butter made from Lewis Road’s parent Southern Pastures’ cream, and sold under the Lewis Road Creamery brand, will now be available to New Zealanders.
Southern Pastures appoints Neil Senauer as CEO of Grass Fed Products
Dairy investment fund Southern Pastures has appointed Neil Senauer as chief executive of its wholesale and food-service business NZ Grass Fed Products.
Lewis Road launches premium butter at discounted rate for New Zealanders
Butter aficionados are in for a treat with Lewis Road Creamery’s premium butter finally available in New Zealand supermarkets.
Prem Maan on a ‘super-premium’ Lewis Road launch, cost inflation and raising prices
Lewis Road Creamery is making its export-only super premium butter available in New Zealand, as it balances inflationary pressures with its strategy to drive the premiumisation of dairy products.
Dairy business gets loan discount if hits environmental targets
BNZ is offering a loan discount to dairy investor Southern Pastures, if it meets water and biodiversity targets on its farms, in a New Zealand first.
NZ’s First Farm Sustainability Linked Loan
In a New Zealand first, ethical dairy investor Southern Pastures has entered into a three-year $50 million sustainability-linked farm loan with BNZ and its syndicate.
$10 block of butter shows consumer demand for responsibly farmed products
A block of New Zealand butter selling for about $10 in the United States shows that there is demand for products farmed more responsibly, says chairman and founder of Southern Pastures, Prem Maan.
Making Good Use Of A Crisis
One of New Zealand’s largest dairy farmers says the Covid-19 pandemic presents the country an opportunity to rethink its approach to on-farm sustainability.
NZ grass-fed butter melting US hearts
Did you know that one of the world’s most expensive butters is made in New Zealand?
Carbon-neutral dairy farming isn’t just sustainable, it’s more profitable too
Not only could carbon-neutral dairy farming be a sustainable way to mitigate climate change, but it could also be a profitable enterprise for New Zealand’s farmers, writes Prem Maan from Southern Pastures.
It's time to reward farmers for looking after the land
Prem Maan, executive chairman of Southern Pastures says the Government should reward farmers for adopting regenerative agriculture techniques, rather than applying punitive regulations.
Southern Pastures: Measuring the business case for good welfare
With over $300 million under management, Southern Pastures LP is the largest New Zealand-based institutional agricultural fund.
Opportunity where pines once stood
Brian Vergeest and Sheryl Hamilton believe they have the dream sharemilking job.