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Where's the cream?

Fed Farmers dairy chair Wayne Langford says rising input costs and the drop in production has taken the cream off a record milk payout.

The dairy season ended last week with a record milk price, but farmers aren't popping the champagne.

Concerns over rural breast cancer screening

Rural Women New Zealand health spokesperson Sandra Matthews.

Women in rural New Zealand could be at risk of missing a vital breast cancer diagnosis due to the impacts of Covid-19.

Bright future for primary sector

Lain Jager says the report is designed to inform policy makers on the path of travel NZ's primary sector needs to take in the future.

A primary sector think tank believes it's incredibly important for the NZ sector to grow exponentially and a big focus should be on developing exports in the 'wellness' space.

Farm inflation hits 40-year high!

Beef + Lamb New Zealand chief executive Sam McIvor.

Farm inflation is at its highest level in almost 40 years, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ).

Tweaks for rural water supplies

RSTWG chair and Clutha District mayor Bryan Cadogan says there are distinct differences between rural and urban water and it's not one size fits all.

Despite attempts by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) to ease rural water users concerns about the Government's contentious 3 Waters reforms, worries remain.

Rural health U-turn

Health Minister Andrew Little has done an about turn and agreed to having a separate, legally-binding rural health strategy in the Pae Ora Health Futures legislation, which comes into effect in July.

OverseerFM Farm Groups tool proves popular

Overseer business development manager Alastair Taylor.

OverseerFM’s Farm Groups is proving popular with farmers across New Zealand, according to the company.

Financial pressure on the rise - Feds survey

Federated Farmers national president Andrew Hoggard.

While farmer satisfaction with banks is relatively stable, many more farmers feel under pressure with costs on the rise, according to the new Federated Farmers Banking Survey.

On-farm inflation hits 40-year high

B+LNZ economic service chief economist Andrew Burtt.

The latest on-farm inflation rate has hit 10.2%, the highest it’s been since 1985-86 according to a recent report from Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ).

John Roche, chief science advisor at the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), reckons despite all the local and international challenges facing the New Zealand farming sector, it has a lot of positives going for it.