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Rural women and babies at risk

Rural Women NZ chair Penny Mudford is worried about the safety of rural mothers and babies.

“Women's and babies’ lives are at risk and we want action,” says Penny Mudford, Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) national chair.

DHB concedes on maternity issues

Southland District Health Board (SDHB) claims it is stepping up its investment in primary maternity services in rural areas.

MPI promises to act on M. bovis programme

MPI director-general Ray Smith has apologised to affected farmers.

Almost all the recommendations from two reviews of the Mycoplasma bovis programme have been accepted, after the ‘surge in activity’ leading up to this year’s moving day.

Brexit and NZ's meat industry

NZ meat industry’s special envoy on Brexit, Jeff Grant.

If Britain crashes out of the EU at the end of October it will be unlikely to seriously affect the New Zealand meat industry.

$100m for what?

Farmers pay nearly $100 million a year in levies to industry-good groups, says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Chris Lewis. And for what value? he asks.

On-farm inflation reaches 3% — BLNZ

Sheep and beef farm input prices rose twice as fast as consumer price inflation in the year to March 2019, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand.

Grower group still busy after 100 years

Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association vice president Kylie Faulkner.

A group of vegetable growers centred on Pukekohe in South Auckland say regulatory changes could be do-or-die for their growing enterprises.

Vege growing nice addition to farming business

Ohakune’s Ron Few and his family have built up a huge farming business which includes growing carrots and potatoes.

It's easy to see what the small central North Island town of Ohakune is famous for. On the outskirts of the town is a huge carrot and a children's play area based on this popular vegetable.

20 years of four-rotor swathers

Today’s top-of-the-line Claas Liner 4000 has 15.5m operating width.

Forage harvester maker Claas is celebrating 20 years of its Liner four-rotor swather.

Saving the planet one post at a time

Jerome Wenzlick at the Waiuku plastic post factory.

Working as a farmer and fencing contractor for 15 years made Jerome Wenzlick very familiar with fence posts — now he's “saving the planet one post at a time”.