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GET YOUR hard hats ready. Those keen to denigrate dairy have a new stick to beat it with: a study of tree loss in the Waimakariri District of Canterbury.
Research by Lincoln University to be published January 15 in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, “revealed some important differences between farm types and tree cover which provides helpful ecosystem benefits,” reports the Science Media Centre. “Researchers found that compared to beef, sheep and lifestyle farmers, dairy farmers have fewer trees on their land and, importantly, are less inclined to plant trees.” What’s the betting Forest & Bird throws the first punch?
Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says the 2025 Fieldays has been one of more positive he has attended.
A fundraiser dinner held in conjunction with Fieldays raised over $300,000 for the Rural Support Trust.
Recent results from its 2024 financial year has seen global farm machinery player John Deere record a significant slump in the profits of its agricultural division over the last year, with a 64% drop in the last quarter of the year, compared to that of 2023.
An agribusiness, helping to turn a long-standing animal welfare and waste issue into a high-value protein stream for the dairy and red meat sector, has picked up a top innovation award at Fieldays.
The Fieldays Innovation Award winners have been announced with Auckland’s Ruminant Biotech taking out the Prototype Award.
Following twelve years of litigation, a conclusion could be in sight of Waikato’s controversial Plan Change 1 (PC1).
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