by admin | May 20, 2022 | Default
Monday saw an early announcement with the Emissions Reduction Plan and farmers receiving $710 million in the budget for emissions research… And there was more with the Budget itself. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says $190 million will be invested in advisory...
by admin | May 20, 2022 | Default
It seems a little shine may have come off the golden goose of NZ horticulture – kiwifruit – this year at least. With the SunGold harvest completed and the Hayward or green fruit harvest 38% completed, it is looking like a nearly 10% decrease in the...
by admin | May 20, 2022 | Default
A boy racer has admitted attacking a milk tanker with a claw hammer, sending hundreds of litres of milk pouring over the road and surrounds. However, the 18-year-old will keep his name secret for a bit longer after his lawyer filed for a Section 106 discharge without...
by admin | May 20, 2022 | Default
Two of Waikato’s biggest rural contractors want the arable industry to update its maize growing contracts to account for the massive increase in input prices seen in the past 12 months. Waikato contractor Brook Nettleton had contracts with farmers signed at the start...
by admin | May 19, 2022 | Default
With a kilo block of Tasty cheese fetching $21, frozen berries doubling in price and grains and flour costs being impacted by weather and global events just about every sector is describing this year as one of the most challenging yet. Kumara growers are no exception....
by admin | May 19, 2022 | Default
The a2 Milk Company is facing legal action in New Zealand from investors who say they suffered financial loss because the milk marketer didn’t give them timely information about its ability to meet its forecasts. Philip Skelton QC says the legal action alleges that a2...
