Greenpeace a charity?
OPINION: Should Greenpeace be stripped of their charitable status? Farmers say yes.
Fonterra has wisely decided to stall the expensive rebrand of RD1 to Farm Source.
The proposed new shareholder loyalty programme will go ahead as planned, but rebranding of the stores and milk tankers and other such changes to the ‘paint job’ are on hold until the payout recovers.
At the recent South Island field days the new Farm Source brand had replaced the RD1 nameplate, but compared to the bright orange and green livery of RD1, the new branding was almost invisible.
Among the regular exhibitors at last month’s South Island Agricultural Field Days, the one that arguably takes the most intensive preparation every time is the PGG Wrightson Seeds site.
Two high producing Canterbury dairy farmers are moving to blended stockfeed supplements fed in-shed for a number of reasons, not the least of which is to boost protein levels, which they can’t achieve through pasture under the region’s nitrogen limit of 190kg/ha.
Buoyed by strong forecasts for milk prices and a renewed demand for dairy assets, the South Island rural real estate market has begun the year with positive momentum, according to Colliers.
The six young cattle breeders participating in the inaugural Holstein Friesian NZ young breeder development programme have completed their first event of the year.
New Zealand feed producers are being encouraged to boost staff training to maintain efficiency and product quality.
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