STRATEGY SHOULD come before structure for new proposals to get the crossbred wool industry on its feet, chief executive of the New Zealand Merino Company Ltd, John Brakenridge, says.

DIRECTORS OF industry-good organisation DairyNZ are in line for a pay increase.

AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST cotton farm has been sold to a consortium which includes a Chinese textile maker.

DROUGHT IN the US and New Zealand economics are coming together in a delicate dance that could affect returns to Kiwi farmers. 

ALLIANCE ROADSHOWS are always must-see events; the recent cooperative meeting at Milton appeared to have the catchy theme ‘too much for too long.’ It was a message most sheep farmers will quickly recognise as our meat industry leaders prepare us for the inevitable drop in schedule prices, when the season gets under way. 

TAUPO FARMER Mike Barton played a leading role in negotiating with Environment Waikato over its controversial nitrogen loss law for the catchment, Variation 5. It’s a law which has hit all farmers in the area in the pocket, both in the short and long term.

FAST GROWING, easily delivered lambs with great survivability and conformation: that’s what you can expect when you use a Southdown ram, says breed society president Blair Robertson.

New Zealand Young Farmers is celebrating a milestone reaching over 2000 members.

Nominations will soon open for the 2013 Dairy Woman of the Year award which includes the chance to attend the year-long Women in Leadership course run by Global Women.

The Dairy Women's Network membership is up 30% in the last year, growing by 700 members from 2400 to 3100 at the end of June this year.