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Buffer zones essential – HortNZ

Setbacks or buffer strips between growing land and housing subdivisions are essential in any council plans and must be enforced, says Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) chief executive Mike Chapman.

Primary Sector Council an expensive white elephant?

Six months down the track and with an estimated $250,000 of taxpayer funds already spent, Ag Minister Damien O’Connor’s Primary Sector Council (PSC) is looking increasingly like an irrelevant, costly, white elephant.

Meaty matters for NZ

New moves are afoot, this month, to try to resolve the issue of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) which will threaten New Zealand sheepmeat exports to Europe when Britain leaves the European Union (EU) next year.

Innovation to underpin LIC’s growth

LIC’s investment in R&D and innovation is over 5% of its revenue ($13.2 million in 17-18 year), well above the New Zealand primary sector average of around 1%.

The future growth and sustainability of the New Zealand dairy industry will be underpinned by innovation and investment in research and development (R&D).

Te Mana Lamb wins award

Te Mana Lamb has taken out the Food Safety Primary Sector Products and Frozen categories at the New Zealand Food Awards.

Premium lamb brand Te Mana Lamb took out the New Zealand Food Safety Primary Sector Products and Frozen categories at the New Zealand Food Awards.

Strong growth for primary industries

NZ's primary industry export revenue is forecast to reach $43.8 billion for the year to June 2019.

New Zealand’s primary industry export revenue is forecast to reach $43.8 billion for the year to June 2019, an increase of 2.5% from 2018.

New Young Farmers CEO hits the road

NZ Young Farmers’ new chief executive will “couch surf” her way around the North Island next month.

Keeping safety simple

Keep it simple: clearly communicate risks to staff, involve your team and form a clear list together. It’s not about table-thumping meetings and reams of paper.

Onfarm injuries are at their highest in the beginning of spring — here's how you can prevent them.

Machine ‘rock concert’ wins the night

Attendees at Power Farming’s ‘Big Night Out’ held in Morrinsville recently.

Heavy metal addicts of the farm machinery kind made a pilgrimage recently to Morrinsville for distributor and retailer Power Farming’s ‘Big Night Out’.

JD’s new forage harvesters coming

The wraps are off the new John Deere 9000 series SP harvesters.

Snippets during the last few months about the new John Deere 9000 series SP harvesters no doubt originate in the ‘mothership’ and are disseminated by social media.