NZ Farmers Power Economy as Primary Exports Hit Record $64 Billion
Farmers and growers are powering the economy with export revenue at record highs.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Inc and Pacific Toyota have pulled the covers off the season's most unique performance vehicle - The Lamb Cruiser.
The legendary Toyota Land Cruiser Prado has been reimagined as the ultimate support vehicle for the New Zealand roadie.
Driven by Beef + Lamb Ambassador and rugby super star Stacey Waaka, the Lamb Cruiser is heading on a tour of Bay of Plenty beaches, rugby clubs, and barbecues to put both the Prado's torque and New Zealand lamb's recovery credentials to the taste test.
"We wanted to create something that celebrated performance in a way Kiwis understand," says Chris Bussenschutt, CEO at Pacific Toyota.
"The Prado is built to go the distance. Beef and lamb help people do the same. It's a natural pairing."
"I love the Lamb Cruiser," says Waaka.
"I'm looking forward to taking it to the beach with my whanau, enjoying the sun with good times, and some good kai."
Beef + Lamb NZ Inc is the domestic marketing body responsible for brand reputation and promotion of beef and lamb within NZ.
It shares the same name with the levy-paying body that represents NZ sheep and beef farmers.
New Zealand dairy farmers are set to be the first in the world to receive access to a new digital physical milk pricing tool that enables them to fix the price for their physical milk.
State farmer Pāmu is opening its farm gates this summer in an effort to give the rural sector the opportunity to see how large-scale, multi-system farming is delivering productivity and profitability across New Zealand.
A five-year study has found that the cost of reducing emissions without technology may be significant and unsustainable for Northland dairy farmers.
DairyNZ says Waikato farmers need certainty on Plan Change 1, but they say that certainty must be matched with practical, workable rules and a clear transition that doesn't get ahead of the new resource management system currently under review.
While the Government has moved quickly to make commercial hauliers' lot easier during the current fuel crisis, they appear to be stuck in the creep box when it comes to the agricultural industry.
Waikato farmers have been told that the Government’s new planning system legislation and the region’s Plan Change 1 (PC1) “won’t mesh together very well”.

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