by Luci | Jun 15, 2023 | Default
Fieldays at Mystery Creek is the largest agricultural event of its kind in the Southern hemisphere. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is there listening to the all-important rural voice. He joins Mark Leishman for Round Up.
by Luci | Jun 15, 2023 | Default
Export earnings from our food and fibre sector are on track to set a new record high by the end of June. MPI says the latest situation outlook has export earnings at $56.2 billion dollars, which is a 2.3% increase on earlier projections.
by Luci | Jun 15, 2023 | Default
New Zealand is officially in recession. Stats NZ has announced the .1% dip in the economy in the first three months of the year represented a second consecutive quarter of economic decline following a contraction of 0.7% in GDP in the last three months of 2022.
by Luci | Jun 14, 2023 | Default
The Emmissions Trading Scheme is a hot topic with farmers right now. National party has just announced it would stop agriculture being added to the ETS, and wants to push back any decision about pricing farming emissions until 2030. Mark asked their Agriculture...
by Luci | Jun 14, 2023 | Default
One of the first big announcements of the field days today is Prime Minister Chris Hipkins ruling out a tax on fertiliser. Hipkins says he doesn’t support a broad based tax that doesn’t provide the nuances that are inherent in He Waka eke Noa. He told the crowd at the...
