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Alliance gives international chefs a taste of NZ

Jonathan Wallis of Minaret Station (left) shows an international group of chefs and food writers around his Alliance-supplying farm near Queenstown.

Alliance Group recently hosted overseas chefs and writers in an effort to differentiate its products and position itself as a sophisticated “purveyor of premium fare.”

Loyal farmers get $5.9 million

Meat processor Alliance Group is rewarding committed shareholders with $5.9 million in loyalty payments.

Fodder crisis hits Irish dairy farmers

The Irish dairy sector is facing a fodder crisis.

A fodder crisis is forcing Irish dairy farmers to buy feed from other farmers around the country.

Opportunities going begging?

There are good opportunities for apprenticeships and other careers in the ag machinery sector.

Problems persist for wholesale and retail agricultural machinery businesses in their efforts to recruit and retain suitably qualified technicians, says the Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA).

Feds caned by Environment Court

Fed Farmers’ national president Katie Milne says her organisation does not believe local government should have a role in controlling GMOs.

Federated Farmers faces the prospect of having to pay costs to the Northland Regional Council, the Whangarei District Council and Soil and Health after its failed attempt to re-litigate the issue of GE (genetic engineering).

Seeka expands Northland business

Seeka takes over T&G’s Kiwifruit packhouse this week.

Seeka is scheduled to take over T&G Global’s Kerikeri kiwifruit packhouse this week in a $40 million deal which also includes orchards and other assets.

Food link will help irrigation’s perception

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor (centre) with IrrigationNZ chair Nicky Hyslop and chief executive Andrew Curtis at the 2018 IrrigationNZ Conference.

New Zealand's irrigators must emphasise the connection between irrigation and food supplies, says IrrigationNZ chief executive Andrew Curtis.

Minister moving to protect high-class farmland

The Minister for the Environment says he is troubled at the extent of urban growth on irreplaceable, highly productive land.

Major mission for NZ’s meat man

The challenges and complexity of Brexit for red meat makes it’s essential New Zealand has a permanent representative in the UK.

Frustrating lack of support for rural nurses

Many rural nurses hold “incredible frustration” at the lack of support to move forward to become nursing practitioners says Sue Adams, a senior lecturer at Massey University’s School of Nursing.