Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
The 2012 Ballance Farm Environment Awards have produced another outstanding line-up of supreme winners. Award ceremonies have now been held in the nine regions participating in the annual competition and supreme winners from each region will be honoured at a Sustainability Showcase in Wellington on June 23.
The North Island cow kill has still yet to find its feet. This continues to help support beef schedule prices which continue to hold fairly steady. Returning to a full kill week a fortnight ago, the kill increased slightly from the shorter Easter weeks but was still struggling to match levels seen at this time of the year. Just over 21,000 cows were slaughtered the week ending April 21st, down on the usual 27,000/wk for this time of the season.
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.