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Stop bagging farmers!

Lachlan Monsborough says commentators that keep pillaring farmers for not doing enough for the environment has a negative effect.

A leading Australian banker says commentators that keep pillorying farmers for not doing enough for the environment have a negative effect.

Pork imports lower standards

Around two thirds of pork consumed in New Zealand comes from countries that fail to meet our animal welfare standards.

Almost two thirds of pork consumed in New Zealand comes from countries that fail – and are not required – to meet our animal welfare standards.

Bean counter turned farmer aims for SFF board seat

As a relatively young farmer, Will Clarke believes he’ll bring diversity to the SFF board.

A candidate for the upcoming Silver Fern Farms Co-operative board elections says the co-op is going to need continued strong governance to handle the challenges facing farmers.

NZ red meat well-placed

Special Agricultural Trade Envoy Mel Poulton says New Zealand’s red meat sector is well-positioned to leverage its strengths and navigate global volatility.

BS called on Brazil's BSE reporting

Brazil has the world’s largest commercial cattle herd and is the world’s second largest beef exporter.

A case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Brazil has resulted in temporary export suspensions from that country - as well as renewed international calls for increased transparency.

All clear for Wakanui!

The Wakanui area, including ANZCO Food's big Five Star Beef feedlot, had been under a Controlled Area Notice since October and has now been cleared of M. bovis.

The Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has reached a big milestone with the depopulation of all confirmed infected properties in the stubborn pocket of infection in mid-Canterbury.

Surreal win for cyclone-hit farmer

East Coast FMG Young Farmer of the Year winner and Patoka farmer Patrick Crawshaw and wife Isabellae

Winning the East Coast FMG Young Farmer of the Year title hasn't sunk in for Patoka farmer Patrick Crawshaw.

Co-op spirit shines through

Fonterra Co-operative Council chairman John Stevenson.

Fonterra farmers are picking up the tab of about 30 fellow shareholders forced to dry off due to damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Irish Ag Minister's whistlestop tour

Ireland's Minister of Agriculture Charlie McConalogue recently visited NZ.

Ireland's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Marine blew the whistle just moments after he and NZ's Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor concluded their formal talks in Wellington.

China bouncing back?

Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.

There are signs that the Chinese economy is rebounding after Covid-19, but dairy farmers may need to wait a little longer to reap the full benefits from their biggest market.