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The wet, the dry and the ugly

Hawkes Bay Fed Farmers chair Will Foley is setting up a drought committee.

A bizarre weather pattern is dividing the country right down the middle, with some areas facing serious drought and others swamped with too much rain.

Harvest goes up in smoke!

High summer in Canterbury is a busy time, with crops ripening for harvest.

Let’s copy Australia! — Beef + Lamb NZ

Beef + Lamb NZ’s chief executive Rod Slater is keen to see NZ’s National Lamb Day on February 15 get as big as the Australian equivalent, held annually on Australia Day.

Trade role boosted

Beef + Lamb NZ is planning to step up its lobbying of industry groups in the US, UK and EU in the light of Brexit and Donald Trump’s election as US president.

Revised TPP a possibility?

President Trump’s withdrawl of the US from the TPP has meant other options are been looked at by NZ.

Nathan Guy says some kind of trade deal with the US may still be possible, despite President Trump saying no to the TPP.

Lincoln confident of new Agri Hub

Tertiary Education Minister Paul Goldsmith received the Ag Hub’s business case last week.

Lincoln University remains confident of the Lincoln Hub project despite concerns raised by a Treasury report on progress on the first stage building.

High hopes for trade

Primary Industry Minister Nathan Guy hopes formal negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the European Union (EU) will begin later this year.

Medium-scale drought declared

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has today officially classified the drought conditions in Northland as being a medium-scale adverse event.

Water restrictions – they impact irrigators too

They’re as much a part of the traditional kiwi summer as burnt sausages and backyard cricket and despite their late arrival, water restrictions are now in place in most regions.