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Farmers will want to milk it!

Dairy farmers are expected to continue to milk as long as they can to capitalise on a record milk price this season.

Dairy farmers will be milking cows for as long as they can to capitalise on a record milk price this season.

Fert prices up, again!

Potash prices have jumped by nearly $100/tonne.

The country's two largest fertiliser traders have increased prices, for the second time in as many months.

Fert price hikes hurt

Going up! Urea prices have jumped by nearly 25% recently to $1,190/tonne.

Federated Farmers vice president Chris Lewis claims farmers won't be making much money this year, despite a record forecast milk price.

Record milk price is holding

Westpac agri economist Nathan Penny says the bank has lifted its 2021-22 farmgate milk price by 10c to $9/kgMS.

Last week's rise in global dairy prices has further boosted the chance of a record-breaking $9 milk price for the season.

Border exceptions the first step in the process - Feds

Federated Farmers immigration spokesperson Chris Lewis.

Federated Farmers says they are pleased to see the Government’s approval of border class exceptions for a number of international agricultural workers for early 2022.

No pass, no entry

New Zealand Young Farmers chief executive Lynda Coppersmith.

New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) has announced that My Vaccine Pass will be compulsory for all wishing to attend FMG Young Farmer of the Year events.

Illegal stream works results in fine

Overhead view of the gully stream system.

A Waikato farmer has been convicted and fined $25,050 for carrying out unlawful earthworks in a stream on his Te Awamutu property in May and June 2020.

As 2021 draws to a close and 2022 approaches, Leo Argent takes a look back at the year gone by, reviewing some of the major stories that appeared in Rural News which shaped farming industry news this year.

Monday, 20 December 2021 10:25

Levy bodies advocacy questioned

David Anderson

North Otago farmer Jane Smith has concerns about farm levy organisations advocacy positions.

North Otago farmer Jane Smith says she remains concerned that levy organisations appear to have little appetite for gaining full and transparent farmer mandates before taking their advocacy positions.

Published in Rural News

Too little, too late?

The Government have approved border class exceptions for key agricultural jobs and altered the existing exception for dairy workers.

The Government has approved border class exceptions for key agricultural jobs, including 200 mobile plant machinery operators, 40 shearers and 50 wool handlers.