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Supply, demand balance will lead to better red meat pricing
Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dan Boulton predicts that 2025 will be a better year for farmers.Govt limits forestry conversions
Farmers have welcomed the Government’s move designed to limit farm to forestry conversions entering the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).Second poultry farm on Biosecurity NZ’s radar
Biosecurity New Zealand has placed a second Otago farm on ‘a restricted place’ notice following the discovery of avian influenza…Beef genetics survey
New Zealand's primary sector is being called on to help shape the future of the country's industry by sharing views…National
Pork imports furore
Pork farmers says a significant influx of imported pork is causing them concern.
Strategy to grow arable sector
The arable sector, which contributes $2 billion to the economy annually, has launched a new strategy.Rural trader eyes new dividend policy
Rural trader Farmlands has finalised a new equity policy that offers shareholders guidance on future dividends.Cancellation of rural school bus services ‘devastating’
Rural Women New Zealand’s (RWNZ) new president, Sandra Matthews, says the cancellation of rural school bus services could have devastating…Ready for a new challenge
After spending 20 years running her own successful environmental consultancy in Central Otago, Kate Scott is ready for a new…World
UK farmers take to the street
On the same day that the protesters against David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill marched on Parliament in Wellington, on the other side of the world, UK farmers were also marching on London.
Sustainability dominates dairy summit
To Kiwi ears, an international conference that talks about a "just and fair transition" to sustainable dairy sounds like a clarion call for better access to valuable markets. 'Just and fair' means more to the world than opening up borders to big exporters like NZ. Tim Fulton reports.
Bluetongue on the march
While unrecorded in New Zealand, Bluetongue, an acute viral disease in ruminants, is endemic in tropical and sub-tropical climates.
Time to bridge the digital gap between rural and urban - FAO
The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says the UN has a role to play in leveraging the power of digital technologies.
Election most important for British farming - NFU
As Britain heads to the polls on 4 July, the UK’s National Farmer’s Union (NFU) has come out in full force, saying the election will be the most important in a generation for British farming.
Opinion
ETS logic - stranger than fiction
OPINION: Over the last two weeks we have seen a Bill pass through the house that removes the ETS backstop…
Healing a 'sick' heart
OPINION: Like many of you, I am familiar with the old adage "You are what you eat".Editorial: NZ's great China move
OPINION: The New Zealand red meat sector, with support from the Government, has upped the ante to retain and expand…GE release 'will taint NZ's reputation, cost billions'
OPINION: At the September Fonterra results meeting in Waihi, I raised concerns about the viability and risks of releasing GE…Co-ops benefit your business
OPINION: How do you keep a farming business viable?Agribusiness
New store breaks ground
Construction has begun on Farmlands’ new Taranaki store.
Spring delivers renewed optimism for sheepmeat
After a tough 18-plus months, there is now an air of optimism in the sheepmeat market as we hit the…Alliance seeking outside capital
Reeling from two consecutive years of heavy losses, Alliance says it has appointed Craigs Investment Partners to explore external capital-raising…Another bad annual result for Alliance
Meat company Alliance has posted a second consecutive trading year of a heavy loss.New ag degrees at Massey
Changing skill demands and new job opportunities in the primary sector have prompted Massey University to create a new degree…Management
Spelling pastures
To build resident populations of subterranean clover in hill country pastures, sheep farmers are encouraged to spell selected areas for four to five weeks over late spring and early summer if possible.
Breeding for low methane can improve productivity
Livestock can be bred for lower methane emissions while also improving productivity at a rate greater than what the industry is currently achieving, research has shown.
Taranaki piggery goes solar
Installing 400 solar panels at their Taranaki piggery and cropping operation will have significant environmental, financial and animal welfare benefits for the Stanley family.
Protecting brassica seeds by keeping pests at bay
Forage brassica crops provide an excellent source of energy and protein for grazing livestock at critical times of the year when the quantity and quality of pasture on offer is limiting livestock production.
Regular monitoring of worm levels in lambs is essential
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s wormwise programme manager Dr Ginny Dodunski offers advice on preweaning lamb management and factors to consider before giving a pre-weaning drench.
Farm Health
Collars make mating simple, keep labour costs down
With the mating season in full swing, cow sheds and farmers across the country have been busy.
Developing traits for BCS, udder scoring and fertility
New trait development work is well underway in Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme focusing…OSPRI writes off $17m over botched traceability system
Animal disease management agency OSPRI has written off nearly $17 million after a botched attempt to launch a new integrated…Protecting native birds from avian influenza
With the global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) making headlines around the world, the Department of Conservation (DoC)…Imported wasps fly business class to tackle NZ pests
In the late 1980s, planes flying from South America to New Zealand carried some unusual and precious travellers, tucked away…Machinery & Products
Nominations open for Ford NZ Rural Sports Awards
Nominations are now open for the Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards.
Expo set to wow again
Stellar speakers, top-notch trade sites, innovation, technology and connections are all on offer at the 2025 East Coast Farming Expo…Tractor to help budding farmers
Jeff Farm is a 2433ha property near Gore, owned and run by the Salvation Army since the early 1950s after…A year of global challenges
As a guest of the Italian Trade Association, Rural News Group Machinery Editor Mark Daniel took the opportunity to make…Seed drills carry a new distributor head
Väderstad’s Rapid A 400-800S, Rapid A 600-800C, Spirit 400C/S and Spirit 600-900C/S pneumatic seed drills have received a new distributor…Motoring
Big tick for a big truck
Electric cars and big American trucks can both bring a little anxiety, but for different reasons.
RAM hits 20K!
In a market dominated by utes, Ram Trucks Australia has just put the finishing touches on its 20,000th right-hand drive…Fastest, most powerful Ram
RAM distributor Ateco has always made the point that they sell trucks that eat Utes for breakfast.Safari on a Trek to NZ
Exclusive to the New Zealand market and available in limited supply, the Suzuki Jimny Safari adds to an already versatile…Updated Navara ute bolder and more refined
The most obvious change to the updated Nissan Navara is the bold, almost American, styling.» Latest Print Issues Online
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Loud noises!
OPINION: One of the strongest arguments for Act’s Treaty Principles Bill is probably its opponents’ total inability to raise a…
Barks like a dog
OPINION: Landcorp is putting a brave face on its latest result, highlighting its progress on KPIs like climate change and…
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Record milk price!
A record farmgate milk price for Fonterra shareholders is all but confirmed for this season.
Taranaki piggery goes solar
Installing 400 solar panels at their Taranaki piggery and cropping operation will have significant environmental, financial and animal welfare benefits…
Fonterra forecast touches $10/kgMS
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