Bank helps clients reduce emissions
Rabobank says climate change creates both risks and opportunities for the bank and its clients and that the food and agriculture sector needs to recognise the potential for both.
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons the number of vegans in NZ appears to be dropping as fast as the number of Labour MPs now currently in Parliament.
Recent research has found a significant drop in the number of New Zealanders who identify as vegan.
The survey – carried out by Rabobank and KiwiHarvest – showed while the percentage of vegetarians was unchanged at 9%, the percentage of those who follow a vegan diet had dropped to 3% - down from 5% in 2022.
The research also found a dip in the percentage of Kiwis who said they were planning to reduce their meat consumption.
Meanwhile, only 25% (down from 30%) of New Zealanders now say they are planning to reduce their meat consumption.
At the other end of the meat-eating spectrum, 9% of Kiwis now say they plan to eat more meat (up from 7% previously).
South Waikato farm manager Ben Purua’s amazing transformation from gang life to milking cows was rewarded with the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer award last night.
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
Scales Corporation is acquiring a number of orchard assets from Bostock Group.
Family and solidarity shone through at the 75 years of Ferdon sale in Otorohanga last month.