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Feds group chairs re-elected

Federated Farmers has re-elected the heads of its dairy and meat and fibre groups for another term.

No Government handouts

Don't expect any "free stuff" from Government, the Minister of Finance Bill English told Federated Farmers.

Fonterra director’s farm cops fine

A FARM owned by Fonterra director Colin Armer has copped a $72,000 fine for unlawful discharge of effluent.

Fert prices largely unchanged

NITROGEN IS up and DAP down in the two main fertiliser cooperative’s latest price list revisions.

NAIT ready for rollout

More than 30,000 farmers have signed up for the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme for cattle and deer ahead of the mandatory implementation for cattle on July 1.

Rangitikei 'TB free'

Parts of coastal Rangitikei are reaping the rewards of the Animal Health Board's (AHB) moves to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) from New Zealand.

Dairy prices stabilising

There are signs the dairy market could be stabilising. At the recent global dairy trade auction, prices somewhat maintained the sharp gains made in the prior auction.

South Island farmers killing before lambs too heavy

There was a large variance in works prices paid for lambs in the South Island last week so it continues to be difficult to put a peg in the sand on where the general market is.

North Island store cattle market firms by 5c/kg

Demand for R2yr cattle remains strong in most regions while farmers enter the market looking for replacements.

Large lines of cattle rewarded in North Island

The prime cattle keep rolling into the works in the North Island which is keeping a lid on prices. Last week, 300kg prime steer was $4.15/kg on average