Dairy goat industry heading in the right direction

Dairy goat industry heading in the right direction
NIG Nutritional's site is at Paerata, south of Auckland. (Image: Google)
Riley Kennedy
The dairy goat industry is heading in the right direction, but a full-scale recovery is still a while away. That’s according to Leon Fung, the chief executive of NIG Nutritionals, who believes the best way forward is for the industry to work together.“I’m open to all sorts of ideas to have New Zealand’s dairy goat business stronger. I don’t think we should limit ourselves and restrict our creativity or imagination,” he told BusinessDesk in an interview from the company’s office in Mangere.'Pers...

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