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A focus on pasture resilience

Pasture Symposium organising committee chair David Chapman believes it will feature the best range of speakers on pasture resilience every brought together in NZ.

Pasture resilience will be the key theme of this year's Pasture Symposium, which is being held in the Waikato during May.

Real knowledge comes with time

OPINION:Always having a bit of a soft spot for the underdog, I have to admit I enjoyed seeing the Highlanders get one back on the Crusaders.

Green washing!

Your old mate is not surprised to learn that Hollywood director James Cameron's big claims to convert his Wairarapa properties into organic veggie farms have fallen short.

A mate of the Hound reckons he's not surprised by the recent announcement the Government is 'partnering' with Lincoln-based company Leaft Foods on a $20 million R&D programme in the alternative protein sector.

PR-101

OPINION: This old mutt reckons that Fonterra must be learning its PR tricks from the Government.

P!ss off!

OPINION: The Hound was intrigued to read about a project that NZ scientists are working on to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) produced from sheep by encouraging the animals to empty their bladders at night!

Editorial: Political expediency

OPINION: Moves by the Government to end New Zealand's live export trade is more about politics than ethics.

Lower dollar firms outlook

RaboResearch anticipates NZ milk collection for the 2020/21 season will land between 1% to 1.5% higher than the prior period.

Dairy

Milk flow strength is a result of welcome rainfall in the middle of March, in combination with weak production comparables for last year.

Sleepless night pays off for final Ahu field day

Tunapahore B2A Incorporation chairman Jack Mihaere was delighted with the large turnout that came along to their field day last week.

About 200 people came along for a field day last week at Tunapahore B2A Incorporation, located at Torere - about a 30 minute drive from Opotiki. This was the last of the field days held by the finalists in this year's Ahuwhenua Trophy for dairy. Peter Burke reports...

Desperate hort sector demands govt action

(Left to right) Alan Pollard, Paul Paynter, Bruce Mackay, Bruce Mitchell, John Bostock, Craig Hickson, and Harry Masterson are pleading with the Government to develop a plan to allow more Pacific Islander workers in next year.

Horticultural exporters, growers, food companies and industry leaders are pleading for the Government to make a plan to allow Pacific Island seasonal workers to return later this year.