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Fart tax?

OPINION: Remember when the Labour Government - not this current lot, but the mob led by Helen Clark - tried introducing a fart tax several years ago?

Kiwi tech changing global agriculture

Lindsay software engineering team lead Mike Debney with team member Kevin Xu.

A group of talented software engineers is putting the Manawatū on the map by taking their technology to the world and transforming the global agricultural industry one sensor at a time.

Sub clover available to farmers after 40-year delay

Andrew Johnston from Luisetti Seeds says Puawhaa is the only sub clover selected in NZ specifically for NZ hill country environments.

A subterranean clover adapted for East Coast hill country farming systems is being made available to farmers after decades of sitting on the shelf.

Some spring weather surprises

Dairy

Plenty of attention has been on New Zealand’s milk supply as the seasonal peak hits its stride.

Industry-wide plan to reduce emissions

Agricultural sector organisations and the Government have signed a memorandum of understanding as part of a plan to reduce agricultural emissions.

Lamb looks positive - report

Data shows domestic lamb prices across the season averaged just under $8.90/kg, the highest on record.

Domestic lamb prices finished off the season, at September 30, in positive fashion and nudging a record high, according to the BNZ’s latest ‘Rural Wrap’ report.

Closer to the heart

Leadership coach Sha Perera set up Emerge and Transform in 2017.

People may forget what you said, or what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Co-op on track to meet sustainability targets

Fonterra chief operating officer Fraser Whineray.

Fonterra is making solid progress towards its sustainability targets, says chief operating officer Fraser Whineray.

Ag sector not impressed

Ministry for Primary Industries modelling shows that 17.7% of sheep and cattle country would cease running livestock, presumably to be converted to forestry.

NZ's farming sector has been left disappointed and stunned over the Government's proposal to price agricultural emissions.

Farmer fined, banned from owning cows

An Otago farmer has been banned from owning cattle and must pay over $3,000 in fines for a range of welfare problems that contributed to the deaths of over a dozen cattle.

Otago farmer Carolyn Ireland has been banned from owning cattle and must pay fines of over $23,000 for a range of welfare problems contributing to the deaths of over a dozen cattle.

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Rural GPs welcome funding

Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network is welcoming the Government’s response to a shortage of GP’s across the country – but especially in rural areas – through new funding initiatives.

Rural women flag concerns about community wellbeing

RWNZ president Gill Naylor is concerned by the adverse impacts the Government’s emissions plan may have on primary producers.

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) says they have major concerns for the wellbeing of rural communities after the release of the Government’s emissions pricing plan.