As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Roger Carruthers from New Zealand Functional Foods explains the oat milk process from seed to supermarket.

Key players in the oat industry want to capitalise on increasing demand, with the country's first plant-based milk factory on the horizon.

Once it had secured enough investment, construction of a new high-tech oat milk extraction plant in Invercargill will get underway, providing new opportunities for farmers.

To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/arable/view/plant-based-factory-to-bring-farmer-opportunities

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