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Nothing sustainable without profit

Melissa Slattery believes it’s important the Government works closely with farmers on implementing changes because nothing is sustainable without profit.

Chair of Dairy Environment Leaders programme Melissa Slattery believes that sustainable farming is highly important to young farmers.

Farming on a senseless slippery slope

North Otago farmer Jane Smith desperately searching for any logic in the MfE low slope map

A recent decision to extend 5.8 million hectares of land designated as 'low slope' to 9.6 million hectares is causing trouble for affected farmers.

NZ honey hitting a sweet spot

The COVID-19 crisis appears to have sparked a renewed interest in the healing properties of honey.

Sino-Aus trade spat worsens

Trade expert Stephen Jacobi blames the geo-political climate and the fallout of the ongoing US/China trade war, coupled with the pandemic for this spat.

New Zealand should be carefully watching the unfolding trade war between Australia and China, says trade expert Stephen Jacobi.

Adding balance to Ballance

North Waikato sheep and beef farmer John Jackson has thown his hat in the ring for a seat on the board of fertiliser co-op Ballance.

East-West divide dictates meat returns

Nathan Penny (pictured) expects venison and beef prices to be on a less stable footing over the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.

An East-West Covid split is dictating global meat returns for New Zealand farmers.

A potential bogey for NZ/EU trade deal

EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan’s recent resignation could mean bad news for a potential NZ/EU free trade agreement.

The fallout from a golf match out in the west of Ireland could have negative repercussions on the outcome of New Zealand’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union.

Covid costing Pāmu ‘deerly’

Landcorp is the largest deer farmer in the world and it says this side of the business has taken a big hit due to Covid.

Falling land and livestock prices have hit the state-owned farmer Landcorp – known as Pāmu – in the financial year to 30 June.

Regenerative ag funding raises questions

The Quorum Sense Charitable Trust was established by regenerative-agriculture proponents Jono Frew, Simon Osborne (pictured) and Nigel Greenwood in mid-2018.

Questions have been raised about the group which has received nearly $2 million of government funding to promote regenerative agriculture.

Meat report maps out challenges after Covid

Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor.

Global markets and consumers around the world are making large shifts on how they maintain food security, purchase food and the attributes of the products they are seeking.