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Govt policy will cost $80m

Apple and Pears NZ chief executive Alan Pollard.

NZ's apple sector is facing a potential $80 million loss in the coming season because of a looming labour shortage.

Winter grazing is everyone’s problem

The taskforce has made 10 recommendations on improving winter grazing practices.

The Government taskforce report on winter grazing says farmers are not solely to blame for all the problems associated with this practice.

Hail hard on Canterbury crops

Dromore farmer Brian Leadley is unsure how much of his young sweet corn will survive the battering of the mid-November hailstorms. Photo: Rural News Group.

Crops across a swath of Canterbury’s arable heartland have been damaged or lost to a couple of hailstorms which swept up the South Island’s east coast late last month.

On farm technology impresses teachers

They were ‘blown away’ by the amount of the technology on farm.

NZ lamb chopped by UK supermarket

The NZ meat industry’s challenges in the UK have increased with UK retailer Waitrose planning to source all lamb from only British producers.

Report outlines challenges

Fonterra chairman John Monaghan and chief executive Miles Hurrell.

Fonterra says it didn’t shy away from its sustainability commitments despite a financially draining 2019.

Meat and dairy beat out forestry

Both lamb and beef prices are at their highest-ever levels.

Export lamb and beef prices reached new highs in the September 2019 quarter, while forestry products fell sharply.

Ravensdown did ‘due diligence’ in Western Sahara

Ravensdown chief executive, Greg Campbell.

Ravensdown says it has “collaborated” with the Rail and Maritime Transport Union on its letter protesting the co-op’s new phosphate shipment.

Hocken wins Rabobank Emerging Leader award

Mat Hocken with wife Lana after receiving his award in Auckland last night.

Manawatu dairy farmer Mat Hocken is the winner of the Rabobank Emerging Leader Award for 2019.

App helps make management of contracting business easier

South Taranaki rural contractor Alistair Kalin says the app makes every day management easier for him and his staff.

Everyday management of contracting businesses – particularly scrutinising job sheets and getting accounts prepared – can takes many hours and is prone to invoicing mistakes.