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Two weeks after receiving their handsome payout from Chinese company Yili, it seems not all ex-Westland shareholders are laughing all the way to the bank.
Milking It hears that at least two farms there were put into receivership by banks last week. And given the disclosure of Fonterra’s troubles we might see more foreclosures.
Farmers already complaining about banks’ heavy-handedness might find things get worse.
Reporoa farmer Alistair Neville is using the Tow and Fert range for more environmentally-friendly farming practices.
Farm manager Bryan Mitchell describes as brilliant the SCADAfarm systems that allow him to remotely monitor and manage the irrigation of his 300ha of leased grazing land near Kirwee.
A Fonterra executive has announced her resignation, nine months after joining the co-op.
Dairy farmers are realising that having significant on-farm effluent storage can have many advantages.
Effluent separation offers a number of unique advantages, and opportunities that other systems don’t offer, says farm equipment manufacturer Rakaia Engineering Ltd (REL) Group.
Cultivation of paddocks is common on farms at this time of year. It’s also a time when local storms may occur, adding substantial risk to an important farming practice.
The usual culprits are angry at hearing last week that the Government and the agri sector will work together to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a master tactician in taking advantage of international conflicts.
