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The Polish are coming!

In what many would see as a classic case of exporting coals to Newcastle, the Polish meat industry is looking at New Zealand as a potential export market.

Big fine for employment law breaches

The Labour Inspectorate says farmers can expect random visits to ensure they are meeting all of their employment obligations.

A Taranaki dairy farm has been fined $87,000 for employment breaches in a case reflecting the Labour Inspectorate’s intolerance of negligent employers.

PGW has a good year

Strength in beef cattle, horticulture and real estate helped offset PGG Wrightson's (PGW) tough year for the parts of the business exposed to dairy.

LIC directors in for pay rise

Chairman Murray King's fees will rise by $1725 to $116,725.

LIC directors set to get a 1.5% pay rise at the annual meeting this month.

NZ’s special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen recently completed two weeks of talks in Canada and the US advocating for the TPP and trade. He says politics dominate, but TPP is definitely moving forward.

New meat strategy positive – MIA

Beef+Lamb NZ’s new red meat marketing strategy results from a step-up in collaboration by the wider red meat sector, says Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.

Emerging markets provide opportunities for red meat

Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.

China, the broader Asian region and the Indian subcontinent hold untapped opportunities for the red meat sector, say Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.

Governance changes expected to pass

Fonterra chairman John Wilson is confident farmers will next week approve changes to the co-op’s governance structure.

Another tough year for lamb?

Sheep farmers desperately looking for a lift in lamb prices this coming season may be in for more disappointment, says Alliance chair Murray Taggart (pictured).

Sheep farmers desperately looking for a lift in lamb prices this coming season may be in for more disappointment, according to Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart.