Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
Recent moves by the Government to loosen up the borders have been labelled as too little, too late for most industries in an agri-sector desperate for overseas workers.
Omicron is going to be challenging for the Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products (WMP), according to chief executive Richard Wyeth.
Owners of a new milk processing plant planned in Waikato say construction will start once funding has been secured.
Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has classified the severe weather that’s affected the West Coast and Top of the South as a medium-scale adverse event, unlocking Government support for farmers and growers.
Colin Harvey, one of the NZ agri-sector’s foremost innovators and contributors, died in a drowning accident in late January.
A leading rural contractor has described the Government's efforts to facilitate the arrival of oversees workers as a joke.
In a twist on the usual formula, Australia fears a shortage of shearers in that country after New Zealand shearers return home once our borders reopen.
New Zealand's red meat sector export hit $10 billion in 2021 - despite the disruption caused by Covid-19.
The New Zealand farming sector appears better prepared to manage the expected surge in the Omicron variant of Covid than it was in the first wave.
A record opening forecast milk price for next season is on the cards but dairy farmers remain wary.
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Animal welfare remains the biggest concern as the Rural Support Trust activates Covid contingency plans for the farming sector.
The dairy industry is facing the prospect of losing some highly skilled staff because they are not fully vaccinated.
There are few if any silver bullets coming in the near future to deal with nitrous oxide and methane on NZ farms.
DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel claims not too many farmers are keen on an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
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