Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
OPINION: Your old mate reckons a nasty war looks to be brewing in NZ farming politics.
Progress is being made - albeit slowly on building greater awareness of wool throughout New Zealand and beyond.
After 100 years in existence, the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB) now oversees $2.3 billion of red meat exports yearly to the markets in the European Union, UK and USA.
The agriculture sector has woken to good news this morning after the Government announced a boost to the number of migrant workers allowed into the country.
The Government has opened the door for an additional 1,580 experienced migrant workers to come into New Zealand for jobs in the dairy, meat processing and forestry industries.
Milk processor Synlait is on the comeback trail after 18 months of turmoil.
With the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) farmer consultations on agricultural emissions pricing now over, the real work begins.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says if a new research project is successful, farmers and growers will be able to collate and share environmental compliance data digitally.
Havoc wreaked in parts of China by Covid is being blamed for the latest drop in whole milk powder (WMP) prices.
An unusual feature of egg producer John Greene's Lakeside Free Range chicken farm, near Lincoln, is that the outdoor forage areas are planted in trees.
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The current bird flu outbreak in Britain is a reminder of why it is important for New Zealand to maintain its biosecurity standards, says the local poultry industry.
DairyNZ will host a webinar on attracting and retaining farm staff in a difficult labour market on 20 April.
As war in Ukraine rages on, world food commodity prices have made a significant leap in March to reach their highest levels ever, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported.
Strong farmgate prices for red meat have also flowed through to better returns for processor and exporter Silver Fern Farms (SFF).
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