120 years through thick and thin
2025 marks 120 years of FMG Advice and Insurance in New Zealand's rural communities.
FMG assessors have begun moving into areas affected by the recent widespread storms and floods, with safety paramount as more bad weather is forecast.
“Road closures are still having an impact on assessors' ability to get to some areas, and we are prioritising the worst impacted,” says FMGs head of Claims Nicki Mackay.
“While it’s still too early to get a clear picture on the extent of damage our clients have experienced, the type of damage includes fully flooded residential, commercial, and rural properties and submerged vehicles to total loss of farm crops, stock and produce," she says
“As these storms continue to sweep through its important farmers and growers have access to good information around remains safe, and on lodging claims when the time is right. Some of that advice includes:
“Everyone’s safety is our top priority as work through this and we urge everyone to use caution around floodwaters and unstable ground,” says Mackay.
The winner of the 2025 Hawke’s Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Industry Awards enjoys the variety of work farming offers and the ability to improve each season.
A company growing and processing seaweed with known methane-busting properties at a facility in Bluff is expanding internationally but New Zealand cattle farmers won't be getting the product anytime soon.
Through its new partnership with New Zealand Landcare Trust, Fonterra has committed to funding ten $25,000 grants for wetland restoration in communities across the country.
The chair of the Dairy Environmental Leaders (DEL) says the country's dairy farmers are at the forefront of environmental management.
On the edge of the hot, dry Takapau plains, Norm and Del Atkins have cultivated a small but exceptional herd of 60 Holstein Friesian cows within their mixed breed herd of 360 dairy cows.
The DairyNZ board and management are currently trying to determine whether, and to what degree, their farmer levy payers will support any increase in their levy contributions.
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