by admin | Aug 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Newshub journalist Karen Rutherford has been injured and her horse killed after they were struck by a car. The chief of staff and her teenage daughter were riding their horses along a rural Dairy Flat road when a car crashed into the pair on Sunday, Fairfax reported....
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Firefighters have spent the day cleaning up a chemical spill at the Fonterra Edendale factory near Invercargill. Invercargill fire service assistant area commander Deane Chalmers said there was a chemical spill of two substances at the plant overnight and about 5000...
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Rangitaiki Farmers affected by the snowstorm ten days ago are in need of skilled labour and hay, as they battle on to repair the damage from the polar blast. Federated Farmers adverse events spokesperson Katie Milne says it’s been a challenging time on farms in...
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Struggling dairy farmers are a major concern for ASB Bank’s loans . The Australian-owned bank’s posted a record $913 million profit up 6 per cent on last year with CEO Barbara Chapman saying the dairy sector has weighed heavily on the bank’s loans,...
by admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
In 1982 there were 22 sheep for every person in NZ, but that’s now down to six – and falling. Our beef herd has increased but the sheep flock continues to decline. The beef herd increased by 2.8 per cent to 3.7 million during the 2015-16 season while...
