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Early weaning useful for dry summer

Massey University’s Professor Paul Kenyon led the early weaning trials.

Predictions of a dry summer may make early weaning an attractive option for sheep farmers this year, provided they have high-quality legume-based forages available for their weaned lambs.

Future-proofing NZ’s meat exports

Silver Fern Farms' US-based sales executive Matt Luxon believes there is a big future for NZ grass fed beef in the US.

Matt Luxton, Silver Fern Farms’ sales executive in the US, discusses the opportunities for New Zealand to exploit the growing consumer trend towards grass-fed red meat.

Honey not a gold rush for all

In the past decade or so, NZ’s beehive numbers have jumped from 300,000 to over a million on the back of the manuka honey hype, but many of the country’s beekeepers are now struggling to make any money.

OPINION: Honey isn't the gold mine the media often sets it out to be.

Kingquad winners

Congratulations to the two winners of our Suzuki Kingquad competition.

Peters extolls Irish links

Winston Peters officially opened NZ’s embassy in Dublin earlier this month.

Winston Peters says New Zealand and Ireland have much to gain by joining forces to pool knowledge, expertise and global connections.

More workers welcomed, but vacancies remain

NZGI’s Nikki Johnson says the low unemployment rate makes it difficult to fill all the available positions.

The kiwifruit industry welcomes more Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers for next season but must still work hard to attract the rest of the required workforce.

Organic standards already here

The red meat sector has been urged not to reinvent the wheel in regards to coming up with organic standards for the industry.

Primary sectors need not create new standards for animal welfare, grass-fed, GMO and biodiversity because these are already part of existing organic standards, says Brendan Hoare.

Open gates opens minds

Around 500 people visited Helensville dairy farmer’s Scott and Sue Narbey’s during the open day on November 11.

Fonterra's Open Gate recorded a big turnout with a Christchurch farm recording a top attendance of 780 people and a Helensville farm just north of Auckland visited by 520.

Changes ahead for Farmlands

Shareholders in the farm services co-operative Farmlands will be voting on the first big change to its constitution since 2013 at the annual meeting to be held in Hokitika on November 23.