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Feds welcomes Labour’s surprise forestry rethink
Federated Farmers is backing Labour’s plan to prevent whole-farm conversions to carbon forestry.
B+LNZ: Farm profits still healthy but easing off record highs
Average sheep and beef farm profit before tax is forecast to fall 20% in the coming season.
Groundswell adamant NZ should exit the Paris Agreement
Co-founder Bryce McKenzie says the group has campaigned on quitting the Paris Agreement for two years now.
‘Heartbreaking’: Frost-hit avocado growers face abrupt season end
NZ Avocado chief executive Brad Seibert says a frost in early August was the worst in about 30 years.
‘Bewildering’: Pork sector reacts to Government’s labelling rejection
NZ Pork chief exec says the refusal comes despite recommendations from the Regulations Review Committee and the Ministry of Regulation.
Unlocking the new Fonterra Farm Insights Report
Unlocking the new Fonterra Farm Insights Report Full Webinar hosted by the Institute of Rural Professionals.
What 24 seasons have taught this calf rearer about feed transitions
24 seasons in, calf rearer David Fairhall is still putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to transitioning calves off milk onto meal.
Westerly pattern swings between weak and wild this spring
A cold change on Thursday brings four or five days of southwesterly airflow and frosty nights that threaten grapes and fruit trees.
KiwiMart policy: National food strategy to cut reliance on imports
A Green Party policy would build a national food strategy to prioritise local produce in public procurement.
West Coast secures vital funding for special purpose roads
The council maintains 390km of sealed roads, 304km of unsealed roads and 269 bridges on a small ratepayer base.










