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Precision ag improves farm viability

Roscoe Taggart says precision agriculture has allowed him to reduce his use of nitrogen fertiliser by approximately 80 kilograms this season.

Reduced input costs and nitrogen fertiliser use, along with improved environmental outcomes, are key benefits of a precision agriculture project designed to help farmers meet tough nitrate caps while maintaining their viability.

Banking on better genetics

North Canterbury farmer Bridget Banks is looking forward to benchmarking her cattle’s performance against other commercial beef herds.

North Canterbury farming couple Bridget Banks and Chris Pennell are focused on developing a really high quality beef herd.

Strong leadership needed!

Owen Jennings believes that rural New Zealand needs strong, decisive leadership on climate change matters.

OPINION: Right now, rural New Zealand needs strong, decisive leadership on climate change matters.

Regulation strangling agribusiness

Hayden Dillon says hasty implementation of ill-conceived rules are strangling business.

OPINION: It's not regulation that's the major issue for New Zealand's farmers.

Editorial: Dark clouds looming

Inflation is identified as a key factor putting downward pressure on sheep and beef farm earnings.

OPINION: New Zealand's economy recently entered a technical recession but any hopes for a quick bounce-back looks unlikely - especially as the country's all-important primary sector faces tougher times.

No service!

OPINION: Your canine crusader was amused to read recently about how a celebrity chef at a Perth restaurant has banned vegans from his establishment.

Keep clear!

OPINION: Meanwhile, speaking of Groundswell, this old mutt understands that the leaders of the rural lobby group and fringe political party Democracy NZ recently met up in a café in Gore for a clandestine catch up.

Lickspittles!

OPINION: The Hound was flabbergasted at the over-the-top censoring actions of the National Fieldays lackeys at this year's event.

Paying off!

OPINION: Your old mate reckons there is no mystery why Newsroom journalist and bicycle-riding, whinging pom Rod Oram and climate catastrophic recently wrote a scathing article criticising the Nats' new ag emissions policy, which was widely circled by Government ministers and Labour party apologists.

Clouds hang over meat and wool

Lamb export revenue is expected to fall by 8% to $3.3 billion in 2022/23, while mutton revenue will be down by 19% to $570 million.

The medium term prospects for the meat and wool sector are gloomy based on the numbers in the latest MPI Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries (SOPI) report.