by Luci | Mar 23, 2023 | Default
Beef + Lamb NZ chairman Andrew Morrison has lost his seat on the board, after being rolled by Southland farmer Geoffrey Young for the position of southern South Island director. Mr Young received 8,777 votes while incumbent director and chair Morrison received 6,587...
by Luci | Mar 23, 2023 | Default
Its been a tough year for everyone including our bees and of course honey producers. It was a bad season even before Cyclone Gabrielle came along and in parts of Hawkes Bay and Gisborne thousands of hives and even processing facilities have disappear. Apiculture NZ...
by Luci | Mar 22, 2023 | Default
A fly in health team is operating in Hawkes Bay and Wairoa to meet the medical needs of those cut off by no road access. Health NZ says the team, is a bit like a Flying Doctors service and four flights a day are operating into remote areas of Wairoa to help people who...
by Luci | Mar 22, 2023 | Default
New Zealand needs to stay at the cutting edge of food production and lift its sustainability credentials. Ag Minister Damien O’Connor suggests one way is through a vertical farming venture that uses up to 95% less water, is climate resilient, and pesticide-free. The...
by Luci | Mar 22, 2023 | Default
Six weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle ravaged the North Island, many people have barely made a dent in the massive clean-up. The Farmy Army has been enlisted and Hawkes Bay Feds provincial president Jim Galloway says every farm in Central Hawke’s Bay will be dealing with...
by Luci | Mar 21, 2023 | Default
Gisborne Beef and sheep farmers fear they’ll have paddocks full of starving animals this winter, because there’s no safe way to get them off the paddocks or to the meatworks. Federated Farmers Gisborne/Wairoa acting president Charlie Reynolds says his...
