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Joining forces to promote organic farming

The Soil & Health Association and BioGro Society are discussing a merger.

Soil & Health and BioGro have joined forces to promote "clean, green organic solutions" for food production.

Red meat sector welcomes Korea-NZ FTA

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Korea is a significant step towards reducing the overall amount of tariffs paid on New Zealand red meat exports.

The red meat sector welcomes the announcement today that all steps are now completed to enable the Korea-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement to enter into force before the year end.

Kiwifruit volumes rise strongly

Zespri's December forecast shows steady per-hectare returns for all categories as fruit volumes rise strongly.

Further recall of frozen berries

FSL Foods is voluntarily recalling other Fruzio products to provide extra assurance to its customers.

Feds encourage farmers to look further afield for destocking

Federated Farmers national meat & fibre chairman Rick Powdrell.

Farmers on the East Coast of the South Island are looking to move their stock to greener pastures as the hot and dry weather conditions continue to intensify.

Council, Maori invest into Opotiki kiwifruit packhouse

OPAC is expecting significant growth in kiwifruit processing volumes in the next three years.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council's investment company Quayside Holdings, and Te Tumu Paeroa, the office of the Maori Trustee, are set to each take a 10.1% equity stake in Opotiki Packing and Coolstorage Ltd.

Farmer health and safety app under development

OnSide will launch shortly after the new Health and Safety at Work Act comes into effect next April. Photo: OnSide.

Synlait founder and former Purata chief executive Juliet Maclean have teamed up with two former colleagues to create NZ's first technology-based health and safety system for farmers.

Targets hit 5 years early for Lake Brunner water quality

Lake Brunner. Photo: Lake Brunner Tourism.

The water quality target of the West Coast's Lake Brunner has been achieved five years ahead of schedule, says Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith.

Berry scare shows need for country of origin labelling

Deputy CEO of AUSVEG Andrew White. Photo: AUSVEG.

The importance of strong country of origin labelling reform has been highlighted by a recent international health scare, with four cases of hepatitis A being linked to frozen berries.

Take time to set up rather than fill up

If possible use the smallest tractor available to do the job, but don't go too small and make it work too hard.

With the silly, busy season about to happen – and with margins tighter than ever – it might be worth considering a few salient points to save fuel in the trusty farm tractor.