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HortNZ says "let’s not do this"

Reacting to Labour statement on freshwater, and in the absence of any detailed policy to go with that, Horticulture New Zealand says "let’s not do this".

Farmers worried by Labour’s water announcement

New Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says her party will slap a royalty on water usage if elected next month.

4,500 years of crop protection

Like all agricultural innovations, crop protection products have evolved tremendously since their inception.

Farmers welcome partnership approach on freshwater

Federated Farmers’ water spokesperson Chris Allen.

A partnership approach to dealing with river and lake water quality offers the best prospect of making sustained progress on problems often decades in the making, says the Feds.

Horticulture welcomes water funding

Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman.

Government funding for a nationwide project to better protect waterways, by measuring and managing nitrogen on cropping farms, has been welcomed by Horticulture New Zealand.

$4.5m loyalty payment to farmers

Meat processor Alliance has distributed $4.5 million to its farmer-shareholders as part of an initiative to reward loyalty.

Fert co-op delivers greater returns for farmers

Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown is paying a total annual rebate of $45 per tonne to its farmer shareholders after a third year of strong results.

Award for strategic farm plan

Matt Iremonger (right) accepting his award.

New Zealand farmer Matt Iremonger has won the highly-regarded Australasian business award for a strategic business plan he developed for a start-up farming enterprise in North Canterbury.

N diverted to milk yield means less excretion

CRV Ambreed’s research scientist Phil Beatson.

Research shows that cows bred for low urea concentration end up using more nitrogen for milk protein productions.

Plenty of sweet ideas for beekeepers

Berywn Hoyt of Brush Technology and Hivemind, with the beehive monitoring hardware at the company’s Christchurch office.

Remote beehive monitoring company Hivemind is undeterred by a shortfall in a crowdfunding effort to test demand for a hobbyist version of its product.

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Farmers are already paying for water use

IrrigationNZ says it makes no sense to impose a water tax on one sector when we all use water.

Suggestions that farmers should be taxed for water use ignores the fact that irrigators are already paying for the water they use.

Why agriculture matters to NZ

Amongst the more enjoyable things to see in this world is the enthusiasm and commitment shown by younger members of society to something they believe in.