A step too far
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
NZ Landcare Trust and Westpac have announced a partnership to help community groups improve waterways around the country.
Banks across New Zealand are offering financial support to customers hit by the severe weather in the South Island.
Westpac NZ has announced raft of new sustainability initiatives, including a new sustainable finance loan for farming customers.
Westpac senior agricultural economist Nathan Penny expects prices to remain elevated as global supply remains very tight.
Dairy prices are expected to recover more lost ground, says Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.
Successive drops in global dairy prices mean the next season's opening milk price forecast is being trimmed back.
A $9/kgMS milk price is becoming a real prospect with global dairy prices showing no signs of easing.
Many agricultural loans will now be guided by sustainability considerations including climate change mitigation and adaptation, water use, waste minimisation, labour rights and animal welfare.
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.