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Irrigators push back on restrictions

Farmer and water user Gary Kelliher says proposed water restrictions would take out millions of dollars out of the local community.

Irrigators in the Manuherikia Valley, near Alexandra, hope they have managed to steer the Otago Regional Council away from setting an arbitrary allocation limit on the river that they believe would “devastate” the valley.

Fonterra urged to focus on returns

Māori agribusiness leader Jamie Tuuta says Fonterra farmer shareholders would be disappointed with the performance of the co-op.

Strong milk flows curbing payout

Both Fonterra and Open Country Dairy are reporting strong milk flows.

New Zealand dairy farmers are producing more milk, causing downward pressure on global dairy prices.

Only small methane cuts needed expert claims

A reduction of only 0.3% annually in methane emissions is required to ensure this gas no longer contributes to climate temperature warming, says Dave Frame, professor of climate change, Victoria University.

Many hurdles ahead for ag

The future of New Zealand’s primary export sector will depend on its ability to respond to an evolving trading environment.

No payrise for Fonterra directors

Fonterra directors and shareholders council members are not getting a pay rise this year.

Nats want rural views

National is leaving behind last week’s rough and tumble of beltway politics – and the aftermath of the Jami-Lee Ross scandal – to take the pulse of rural New Zealand.

Farmers under the microscope

Farming has been under the microscope this month with three heavyweight Government reports — on water quality, climate change and Mycoplasma bovis — all appearing in just three days.

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.