Westland District mayor Bruce Smith isn’t buying suggestions that productive farmland at Franz Josef should be abandoned to the flood-prone Waiho River.

“The huge turnout to our field day has blown me away.”

Extension 350 will make a significant difference to the Northland economy over time, says chairman and Northland farmer Ken Hames.

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has now risen in ten consecutive auctions and is up 23% since the start of the year.

The reform of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) need not be radical but there will be some changes, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has indicated.

The rural property market is lacking ‘zing’ despite high primary product prices and low interest rates, says BNZ’s agribusiness report Rural Wrap.

Farmers are unsure about what they can and should do to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, says the director of the NZ Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Centre.

Farmers who supply high quality and safe milk to Fonterra will now be recognised by the co-op.

Ag Minister Damien O’Connor has warned farmers that if they don’t take account of climate change in their production systems they could be jeopardising access to major markets.

The case against Pollock Farms was taken by Waikato Regional Council following inspections where over-irrigation of effluent was evident.