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Health and safety, along with water, are the two hottest topics with farmers, according to Federated Farmers’ chief executive Graham Smith.

As most of South Canterbury’s farmers grapple with drought, about two dozen in the hinterland of Waimate will be hoping this is their last.

Producing the same quantity of milksolids from half the number of cows would be a winning formula for any farmer.

The prospects for 2015 would be a lot better if there was some rain falling, says Federated Farmers president William Rolleston.

DARE I say it? If you are aged 29 or over you can stop reading this message (about effluent) right now, because you’ll either know it all, or have made up your mind about it and be inflexible in your thinking. Younger minds when reading this will get an inkling of the underlying message and start to see the light. 

ONFARM EFFLUENT systems must comply with council regulations and safeguard the environment, says pond liner supplier Viking Containment (formerly Skellerup).

FEDERATED FARMERS is to discuss with Landcorp the possibility that as many as 60 dairy farmers in the Upper Waikato River catchment may not have enough water to wash down their dairy sheds.

IrrigationNZ board member, Nicky Hyslop, will be confirmed as the new chairperson at the organisation's annual meeting next Thursday; this is the first time a woman has held this position.

Farmers irrigators are being urged to register for next month's 'Great Irrigation Challenge' in Ashburton.

Farmers and businesses in the Hawkes Bay need to act quickly to fill the investment gap opportunity left by TrustPower's exit from the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme.