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Mayor slams Shaw's SNA claim

Grey District mayor Tania Gibson is calling on the support of all rural and provincial mayors around New Zealand against the Government’s proposed SNA process.

Grey District's mayor is unhappy at the lack of response from government ministers about concerns from West Coast leaders and iwi on Significant Natural Areas (SNAs).

Vets may choose Oz over NZ

Current border restrictions are making it tough to get more vets into New Zealand with some even choosing to go to Australia instead.

Border restrictions are putting a roadblock in the way of getting more veterinarians to New Zealand and some are even choosing to go to Australia instead, a recruitment consultant says.

Ag man bags top science role

Brent Clothier is only the third president, in about 40 years, to be elected to chair the Royal Society with an agricultural background.

Well-known Plant and Food Research soil and environment scientist Brent Clothier is the new president of the Royal Society, Te Aparangi.

Dairy company's green future

Open Country Dairy says it is investing in green technology at all four plants around NZ.

The country's second largest milk processor has been quietly upgrading processing plants to further improve its environmental footprint.

Solution needed!

NZKGI's chief executive says the industry is desperate for a solution to the current labour shortage.

The labour shortage in the kiwifruit industry is crying out for a solution, according to the organisation that represents New Zealand kiwifruit growers.

Govt out of touch with hort

Nadine Tunley is concerned about the Government's lack of understanding about growing and providing food for domestic consumption and export.

Horticulture NZ's new chief executive says she's floored by the number of wellbeing issues the sector is currently facing.

Protest aims to bark before ute tax bites

Groundswell NZ will be holding a protest against the Government's ute tax this Friday.

Farmers are being encouraged to take their utes, tractors and dogs to town this Friday (July 16) to protest against government regulations.

Bovis farmers felt like 'guinea pigs'

Aad and Wilma van Leeuwen say four years on from being hit by M. bovis they are still fighting MPI for compensation, which runs into millions of dollars.

The first farmers to notify Mycoplasma bovis disease in 2017 blame the Government's poor response for their business woes.

Summerfruit NZ's new chair says the biggest problems facing growers are the ongoing labour shortage and the difficulty getting produce to overseas markets due to the logistics crisis caused by Covid-19.