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Lamb contracts pay for Landcorp

THE HIGH New Zealand dollar is hurting, but fixed-price contracts for lamb will help give Landcorp a reasonably strong second half, says chief executive Chris Kelly.

A2 milk moves in UK

BRITAIN'S BIGGEST fresh milk supplier, Robert Wiseman Dairies, is offering the equivalent of a 5c/L premium for A2 milk.

IRISH BEEF could be on Chinese plates for the first time in more than a decade after a top official promised to send scientific experts to check Ireland's safeguards against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

BLNZ research reveals Asian markets

LAMB FLAPS are paving the way for sales of better cuts and beef to China and elsewhere in Asia, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand.

Oilseed growers unite

OILSEED RAPE growers in the Central South Island have formed a group "to foster the long-term sustainability of the industry."

Wool Equities buys Otago mill

YARNS CRITICAL to the New Zealand non-carpet wool textile industry will continue to be produced at Qualityarns’ Milton mill after Wool Equities, as part of a consortium, stepped in to buy the plant which was on the brink of closure.

Graft ban growers’ poll

DAMNED IF we do, and damned if we don't.

That's the likely reaction of many Te Puke Kiwifruit growers this week as they're asked whether they will oppose a form of grafting (notch grafting) with new Psa-resistant varieties.

KVH boss looks at more Psa powers

MORE LEGAL 'teeth' to control and stop the spread of Psa are being considered by Kiwifruit Vine Health's new boss Barry O'Neil.

ETS delay provisions

THE GOVERNMENT plans to change the law on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to make it easier to defer bringing agriculture into the scheme in 2015.

TAF petition put to Beehive

A PETITION calling for a second vote on TAF (trading among farmers) is to be presented to Parliament by Fonterra farmers. Organisers say they are gaining overwhelming support but are running out of time to reach all farms.