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Staged approach to dairy herd tech paying off for Southland farm
Winton dairy farm owners Caleb and Paula Hamill milk 460 cows and have adopted technology in stages.
Why NZ wine exports have risen for three years despite global glut
Dr David Jordan says the country’s Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc sits exactly where the market is heading.
Early days of deer herd stabilising with 3.1% increase in hinds mated
Deer Industry NZ chief executive Rhys Griffiths says the figure marks a halt in the herd’s long decline, not a return to growth.
Wairarapa and Kaikoura farmers’ flood recovery journeys
Farmers in the Wairarapa and around Kaikoura are still working through storm recovery months after the floods.
Future funding cuts put sealed West Coast roads at risk of gravel
District Mayor Tania Gibson says the district faces a funding assistance rate from NZTA dropping 1% a year for the next two years.
Market pulling milk fat and protein values in different directions
HighGround Dairy quantitative analyst Stu Davison says milk fat is weighing on the Fonterra midpoint.
Catch up with ex-Special Ag Trade Envoy on state of arable
Methven arable farmer and former Special Agricultural Trade Envoy Hamish Marr says the current arable mix is not viable as it stands.
One last cold snap, then a long dry spell settles over the country
Tony Trewinnard of Blue Skies Weather says a cold snap gives way to three dry weeks. Full outlook here.
Economist: Duopolies breed laziness across grocery sector
Lead economist at Bagrie Economics says the economics support National’s proposal to break up Foodstuffs.
India FTA clears Parliament by 93 votes to 29
Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay says the scale of the majority is as telling as the result.