Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
A tidy 400 head of cattle were offered at Wellsford today, of which weaner and R1yr cattle filled the most pens. Though the buying bench was mainly local, the arrival of one buyer from Tuakau helped move proceedings along in the weaner pens
The North Island store cattle market has come off the boil in general, apart from in calf cows and heifers. Good traditional in calf cows in the paddock are around $1000-1100/hd. R3yr heifers are $1100-1200/hd. With pregnancy rates high this season, more older in calf cows have hit the market. Prices have generally been $700-800/hd. At Stortford and the Feilding in calf heifer and cow fair, prices were fairly similar.
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
OPINION: Labour leader Chris 'Chippy' Hipkins is carrying on the world-class gaslighting of the nation that he and his cohorts…
OPINION: Across rural conversations, we're heading the same tune: crisis.
OPINION: The 'Save Our Sheep' campaign is built on a foundation of structure, integrity, and evidence from the Federated Farmers…
Groundswell is ramping up its 'Quit Paris' campaign with signs going up all over the country.