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Alliance result 'disappointing'

‘Disappointing’ is how Alliance Group is describing its latest annual result.

Rural insurer pays out $228m

Rural insurer FMG has paid out $228 million to communities impacted by two major weather-related events - Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods.

Pāmu celebrates 10,000ha permanently protected

Pāmu has reached the 10,000-hectare milestone, with the registration of five blocks on Dale Farm in the Te Anau Basin.

Pāmu is celebrating a significant milestone in its on-farm biodiversity protection and restoration programme, with over 10,000 hectares of important native habitat now protected in perpetuity with QEII covenants.

Food prices dip slightly but still high

Grocery food prices led the annual price increases, up 7.9%.

Food prices in New Zealand were 6.3% higher than a year ago but were cheaper in October 2023 than they were a month earlier, according to figures from Stats NZ.

Hurunui farmers enjoy 'slice of wellbeing' delivered on farm

The North Canterbury Vets team with the Slice of Wellbeing boxes.

While takeout deliveries may not reach the farm, remote households in Hurunui now have access to an innovative wellbeing delivery service that provides mental health support to their doorsteps.

Northland farmers urged to sign up for free fencing

The charity has staged four Farmers Community Connect events in the past four months.

The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) charity is urging farmers in the Wellsford area to sign up quickly for their share of hundreds of thousands of dollars of fencing materials.

Wool-derived protein may help diabetes management

A wool-derived protein could be the key to diabetes management, according to new research.

New research has provided insight into the functional potential of wool-derived protein, with an initial trial revealing it can influence how the body responds to insulin.

Feeding the needy part of farmer's DNA

Lyndon and Jade McNab and their three children. Photo supplied

A South Otago farmer who has donated close to 6,000 mince meals to food banks across the country through Meat the Need says giving back to those in need is part of his DNA.

Greenpeace 'anti-farmer and anti-science'

Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says Greenpeace has shown itself as an anti-farming lobby by criticising Fonterra’s new on-farm emissions targets.

B+LNZ seeks views on beef genetics

The Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme is asking farmers, beef breeders and rural professionals, including agricultural consultants and facilitators, stock agents and vets, to take part in its annual industry survey.