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Ag's wish list keeps growing

When the new National-led government is finally formed there will be a long list waiting for it to action from the primary industries sector.

FAO Food Price Index dips in October as conflicts aggravate food insecurity

Dairy was the exception in October, rising 2.2% when the other indexes fell.

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined moderately in October, down 0.5% from September, with the index for dairy products the only one to rise, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

New MP's journey of thousands of 'Miles'

Newly elected Waitaki MP Miles Anderson says he intends to push for sensible legislation leading to sensible regulations for the agriculture sector.

South Canterbury farmer and former Federated Farmers Meat and Wool chair Miles Anderson was recently elected in a landslide as Waitaki's new MP.

Urban/rural divide debunked

The research found that farmers felt that the urban public doesn’t fully understand the many challenges they encounter.

New research out of Massey University suggests that the concept of an urban/rural divide may not be accurate.

PGW returns take a hit

PGG Wrightson chief executive Stephen Guerin (left) and acting chair U Kean Seng.

Rural services company PGG Wrightson has warned its returns for the year will be down as it feels the impact of the challenges facing the rural sector.

Fonterra to set Scope 3 emissions target soon

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell says the co-op will soon set Scope 3 targets which cover indirect emissions from its farm suppliers and account for more than 90% of its tally.

Fonterra will shortly be introducing a Scope 3 emissions target, which will seek to reduce emissions intensity on supplying farms.

Mysterious departure!

Fonterra’s chief financial officer Neil Beaumont abruptly departed the co-op last week, leaving shareholders puzzled.

Fonterra's annual general meeting in Canterbury this week would have been Neil Beaumont's first as chief financial officer.

Calls to upgrade EU FTA

DCANZ executive director Kimberly Crewther.

Dairy processors want New Zealand to upgrade the free trade deal signed with the European Union by the former Labour Government.

Ag courses safe!

Paul Kenyon says that Massey is not cutting its suite of agricultural science degree programmes.

"We are open for business."

Supplier behaviour on Grocery Commissioner's fix-it list

The Grocery Commissioner says undesirable behaviour from some suppliers could negatively impact new and emerging retailers, consumer choice and the prices consumers pay.

Pierre van Heerden, New Zealand’s Grocery Commissioner, has unveiled his ‘Top 3’ things to fix within the country’s $25 billion supermarket sector.

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B+LNZ appoints new Associate Director

Beef + Lamb NZ has appointed a new associate director to its board.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has appointed Mark Polson as its new Associate Director on the board, commencing 1 November.

Wilding conifers a legacy issue - forest owners

PCE Simon Upton told the Wilding Pines Network Conference in Queenstown earlier this month that there was a need for ongoing investment into the control of pest plants, including wilding conifers.

Forest owners welcome the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s acknowledgement that the presence of wilding conifers across New Zealand is largely a legacy issue.