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UK farmers tackle milk price cuts

A COALITION of UK dairy farmers has agreed on a 10-point strategy to tackle a milk price crisis facing the industry.

US harvests wilts as drought bites

THE US Department of Agriculture’s latest forecast for the national corn and soybean harvests reflects what farmers have been seeing for the past two months: vanishing prospects for a good year as their crops wilt from lack of water, a Purdue University specialist says.

Head winds ahead

THE BANKING industry should accept a good deal of responsibility for New Zealand’s level of agricultural debt and for lending beyond what was sensible, chairman of Rabobank and Air New Zealand, John Palmer says.

Editorial - An end to a sorry saga

THE COURT of Appeal decision to throw out the Sir Michael Fay-led challenge to Shanghai Pengxin’s bid for the 16 Crafar farms will no doubt be greeted by more claims about New Zealand’s sovereignty being sold to China.

Contribution to NZ agriculture learnt on the rugby field

WINNING RUGBY teams thrive in a disciplined environment; Jim Pringle’s career held fast to that belief. Pringle died on July 27 aged 77.

Buying votes in Fonterra?

IF YOU want to purchase the right to one vote within Fonterra, you can do so for $4520.

Lucerne lifts lambs and ewes

LUCERNE FOR lambs, transitioning dairy cows, the interaction of feed and deer genotype: those are just three of the papers at this year’s Grasslands Conference that will list Agresearch’s David Stevens among their authors.

Buffalo and rhino make big money

MAKING SURE none of the rhinoceros herd is poached during the night isn’t something New Zealand farmers have to worry about but it is typical for an increasing number of South African farmers diversifying into the lucrative game breeding industry.

Farm cadet course in demand

WAIPAOA STATION is about an hour inland from Gisborne, just off SH 2. It’s typical medium to steep East Coast hill country and once was a huge iconic station of some 13,000has. However, over time, parcels of land have been sold off and today the 1800ha effective property carries 16,000 stock units, split 50/50 sheep and beef.

Weed control crucial

RESULTS OF a grass weed management trial should serve as a reminder to all farmers, cropping or otherwise, to be wary of over reliance on chemical controls, says the Foundation of Arable Research.