Canterbury dairy and arable farmer, Cameron Henderson has been appointed a director of Ballance.

The forecast for global sheepmeat and beef demand is positive for the 2021-22 season supported by  solid market fundamentals, strong demand and tight supply, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) New Season Outlook 2021-22.

Taranaki farmer and former Ravensdown employee, Mike Davey has been elected to the co-op’s board.

As part of a programme of work to reopen borders and reconnect with the world, the Government has announced the commencement dates for quarantine free travel for Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers into New Zealand.

Alliance Group will host a series of virtual roadshow meetings next month.

It’s been five months since a possum was last detected across almost 1,000 hectares of Kaitake farmland in Taranaki.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has announced the stand-up of 17 new districts, replacing the split 24 urban areas and 18 rural fire districts across the country.

A farmer who underfed nearly 300 cows and heifers has been fined $9,000, ordered to pay vet costs of $1,763 and faces permanent restrictions on the number of animals he can own.

Six of New Zealand’s young minds are setting out to revolutionise pest management, helping efforts to eradicate pests, possums, stoats and rats from New Zealand by 2050.

Eight finalists have been for the 2022 Zanda McDonald Award. Two winners - one from each side of the Tasman – will be crowned in November.

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