by Luci | Mar 17, 2023 | Default
The Farm Forestry Association says the Ministerial Inquiry, into land-use across Gisborne needs to look closely at the tree options for to shore up vulnerable farm and former forest land in the region, or it will leave a legacy of mistakes long into the future....
by Luci | Mar 17, 2023 | Default
A Waikato farmer says “the storm is coming” as forecasts show the cost of producing milk could be above the midpoint that New Zealand’s major dairy companies are currently paying. Dairy Farmer Bart van de Ven says a dairy farmer in the Waikato says there are a lot of...
by Luci | Mar 17, 2023 | Default
Former National leader and Opposition Agriculture Spokesperson Todd Muller is retiring from politics. Todd Muller has has spoken publicly about his mental health after a brief spell as the party’s leader and says the time is right for him to retire. He says he will...
by Luci | Mar 17, 2023 | Default
Sam McIvor is very concerned about the welfare of his sheep and beef farmers. The CEO of Beef + Lamb NZ thinks the government needs to give them a break. He also responds to criticism from the Forestry association as he joins Mark Leishman on Round Up.
by Luci | Mar 16, 2023 | Default
Not all the blame for high fruit and vegie prices can be put at Cyclone Gabrielle. United Fresh President Jerry Prendergast says the plight of the worst affected crops of tomatoes potatoes and particularly Kumara can be put down to poor summer weather going back to...
by Luci | Mar 16, 2023 | Default
Greenpeace turned the headquarters of Fonterra into a virtual flood zone this morning, in a climate protest in downtown Auckland. Police arrived on the scene as piles of abandoned flood-damaged furniture was placed at the doors of the dairy giant with the activists...
