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Lack of rural health services distressing - RWNZ

Rural Women New Zealand president Gill Naylor.

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) say it is distressing to see rural communities suffer due to a lack of access to quality health services.

Winter grazing headaches

Farm consultant Lochie MacGillivray says farm system changes will be needed to meet new winter grazing regulations.

A Hawke's Bay-based farm consultant reckons there will be a need for farm system changes next season in order for farmers to meet new winter grazing regulations.

Overseer's a screwdriver, not a hammer!

Jill Gower says one of the challenges with Overseer is the perception of what it can and can't do.

The new boss of the environmental software tool Overseer claims there is much support in the agri sector for what they are trying to do and that criticism of the tool appears to have gone quiet.

Prices expected to ease

BNZ is predicting that farmgate prices for dairy and meat this season are likely to be lower compared to the year past.

Farmgate prices for dairy and meat this season are likely to be lower compared to the year past, says BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently turned the first sod at Silver Fern Farms' Beflast (Christchurch) meat works for a project slated as a major step in the company's ambition to become coal-free by 2030.

Boost for ag and hort science

Agribusiness students at St Paul's Collegiate.

Teachers have welcomed a move by the Government to put money into supporting secondary school agricultural and horticultural science and to get more students into a career in the ag and hort sectors.

Govt marks milestone in push for rural connectivity

Digital Economy and Communications Minister David Clark says the building of a new cell tower in the Waikato marks a significant milestone in the Government's goal of having 99.8% of the population connected to improved broadband by the end of next year.

Minister for Digital Economy and Communications, David Clark says the Government has welcomed the delivery of Rural Connectivity Group’s (RCG) 350^th tower.

Trans-Tasman ag ministers zoom in on biosecurity

New Zealand Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor met with his Australian counterpart Murray Watt over conference call yesterday.

When New Zealand’s Agriculture, Biosecurity and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor met with his new Australian counterpart yesterday, the subject of biosecurity was top of their agenda.

Rising costs force Kiwis to change food purchases

Stats NZ recorded a 10% rise in the cost of fruit and vegetables for July 2022.

New research from meal kit company, Hello Fresh has revealed the over 45% of New Zealanders have changed their diet due to factors like increased cost of living, sustainability and health.