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Rural GPs welcome funding

Hauora Taiwhenua chief executive Dr Grant Davidson says more GPs will have a measurable impact on the health of New Zealanders.

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.

Better bovines bred briskly

LIC says long-term users of its genetics have almost doubled the speed of improvement in their herds over the last decade.

Farmer-owned LIC says the goal of being both sustainable and profitable is well within reach for New Zealand dairy farmers

Infected herd to be culled

MPI is continuing its investigation into how the new strain of M. bovis, known as strain 29, got into a herd in Canterbury.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has confirmed that the herd of Canterbury cows found with a new strain of Mycoplasma bovis will be culled.

Groundswell happy with turnout

One of the signs from yesterday's protest. Photo Credit: Catherine Turnbull.

Groundswell co-founder Bryce McKenzie says turnout at yesterday’s nationwide protest was really good, despite comments from the Agriculture Minister to the contrary.

Lewis elected to DairyNZ board

Chris Lewis says he’s looking forward to serving in his new role.

Newly-elected DairyNZ director Chris Lewis says he is humbled and honoured by the confidence farmers have placed in him.

Emissions plan will sound death knell for farmers - Mayor

Wairoa Mayor Craig Little claims farmers are now talking about selling up and going to Australia.

Wairoa Mayor Craig Little says the Government proposal to charge the ag sector for emissions will be the death knell for East Coast farmers.

Govt favouring Fonterra, claim rival milk processors

Four independent milk processors claim the Government is favouring Fonterra amid select committee hearings on changes to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act.

A group of independent milk processors are accusing the Government of favouring Fonterra.

China's economic woes hit milk price

Last week’s Global Dairy Trade saw sizeable drops in prices across all products available on the auction platform.

China's weak economic activity is weighing in on global dairy prices.

Frost bites kiwifruit yield

Zespri acting chair Paul Jones says the frost comes after what has been a challenging year for the industry.

A major frost event which hit kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions earlier this month is estimated to cause production losses of up to 25% this season.

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Confusion and outright anger reign across rural New Zealand as farmers and communities try to get to the bottom of the Labour Government’s proposal to effectively make a large number of sheep and beef farmers unprofitable in its quest to get them to pay for their agricultural emissions.

GHG emissions up 1.7%

While greenhouse gas emissions are up, according to the latest statistics, agriculture, forestry and fishery saw a significant decrease in emissions.

As farmers and tractors took to New Zealand’s motorways, towns and cities to protest the pricing of agricultural emissions, Stats NZ released the country’s quarterly greenhouse gas emissions figures.