Poor example
YOUR OLD mate hears Horizons Regional Council is causing consternation in more than the rural sector with parts of its controversial One Plan.
THE HOUND sees that controversial regional council Horizons Regional Council recently trumpeted the release of its latest ‘State of Environment’ report.
According to HRC, this report provides a snapshot of the region’s land, air and water resources. As a mate of the Hound’s opined, it will be interesting to see how HRC’s next report looks in 5-7 years – particularly in relation to the amount of productive farmland left in the region – if its highly unpopular One Plan is implemented in its current state. As they say: watch this space.
Questions are being raised about just how good the state of the dairy industry is - especially given that the average farmgate payout for the coming season is set to exceed $10/kgMS.
A leading financial and banking advisor says he doubts if most dairy farmers fully understand the dynamics of banking.
Dairy farmers are shoring up their balance sheets, with almost $1.7 billion of debt repaid in the six months to March 2025.
Virtual fencing company Halter is going global but for founder Craig Piggott, New Zealand farmers will always remain their main partners.
A former Fonterra executive is the new chair of the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ).
New Federated Farmers national dairy chair Karl Dean is looking forward to tackling the issues facing the sector.
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