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Farmers learning from farmers

E350 chair Ken Hames says the project will make a significant difference to the Northland economy.

Extension 350 will make a significant difference to the Northland economy over time, says chairman and Northland farmer Ken Hames.

Overseas visitors needed to pick crops

Both Hawkes Bay and Bay of Plenty have a shortage of fruit pickers.

Overseas visitors are being offered temporary work visas to help pick kiwifruit in Bay of Plenty.

DIRA changes are coming

The reform of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) need not be radical but there will be some changes, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has indicated.

Mixed signals — despite high prices

Farm sales are subdued despite high returns in dairy and meat.

The rural property market is lacking ‘zing’ despite high primary product prices and low interest rates, says BNZ’s agribusiness report Rural Wrap.

Truly outstanding in their fields

The East Coast of the North Island features prominently in this year’s Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award for Sheep and Beef.

Many heed call for banking reform

Support is growing from farmers all around New Zealand for a petition currently before Parliament for a select committee inquiry into banks’ conduct.

Agriculture’s wicked problem

A wicked problem: that’s how the chief science advisor to the Ministry for Primary Industries describes the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as they affect agriculture.

They are what they eat

Fodder beet was a standout, although its impact on methane emissions was less dramatic and consistent.

Can changing what New Zealand livestock eat reduce the country’s emissions of methane and nitrous oxide?

What to do on greenhouse gases?

Farmers are unsure about what they can and should do to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, says the director of the NZ Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Centre.