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Stick to your knitting and fine-tune what you do, advises Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons, for farmers to get through the next year, with forecasts down for lamb, beef and wool.
Show stalwart Harry Prescott-Ballagh started successfully at the Canterbury A&P Show, his 16-month-old Beal of Abberley bull winning the Champion and Supreme of Breed ribbons on the first day.
Reform of the Resource Management Act (RMA) looks set to go ahead, the Government having reached a deal for the support of the Maori Party.
Farmers in Waikato face bills of up to $750,000 to comply with a proposed plan to improve fresh water quality.
Problems in the Chinese market and delays in commissioning its new nutritional plant are being blamed by Westland Milk Products for some of its recent financial woes.
Chinese moves on the New Zealand meat industry are again noteworthy, with NZ Binxi (Oamaru) Foods making a $25.3 million bid for a 100% takeover of Blue Sky Meats, Invercargill.
Reaching those in need and getting a good understanding of where the need is greatest are the biggest challenges Federated Farmers is facing now in the earthquake response.
A group of cattle stranded on a tiny patch of pasture after Monday’s earthquake has now been rescued.
HortNZ’s offices in the capital are closed again today but will re-open tomorrow.
Federated Farmers have cancelled a meeting of its national council which was scheduled to take place tomorrow and Wednesday in Wellington.
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Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown says some of its stores have been affected by the series of earthquakes this morning.
Severe weather is expected to hit New Zealand later today, including a number of areas affected by this morning's earthquakes, the MetService warns.
Prime Minister John Key has postponed his trip to Argentina, but intends to travel to Peru later this week to attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting from November 19-20 if circumstances permit.
Dairy farmers in the lower North Island also faced power outages after a series of earthquakes this morning.
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