by Luci | Mar 14, 2023 | Default
With all the carnage in parts of this land … the one thing that never changes is the march of time and regardless of the disaster the 2023 wine grape harvest is kicking into gear, with the first of Marlborough’s sauvignon blanc set to be picked this week. Last season...
by Luci | Mar 14, 2023 | Default
Federated Farmers is backing an ACT Party Member’s Bill that would repeal the ban on live exports. ACT’s primary industries spokesperson, Mark Cameron, put the bill into the ballot last week, asking if New Zealand was wealthy enough to flush away a...
by Luci | Mar 14, 2023 | Default
This will be one of the worst years for growers in Aotearoa despite rising prices at the supermarket, according to Leaderbrand CEO Richard Burke. Stats NZ’s food price index shows fruit and vegetable prices rose 23 per cent in the past year. Food prices were up 12 per...
by Luci | Mar 13, 2023 | Default
The Ford Ranger NZ Rural Games was back after being cancelled last year due to Covid. The event at the weekend proved a real winner with the weather obliging right in the heart of middle NZ. Nearly 40,000 people came to enjoy an amazing array of rural sports and saw...
by Luci | Mar 13, 2023 | Default
More than 50,000 metric tonnes of overseas pork was imported into New Zealand during 2022, most of it from countries that allow pig farming practices that are illegal in New Zealand. NZPork chief executive Brent Kleiss says that almost two thirds of the pork consumed...
by Luci | Mar 13, 2023 | Default
In the south the 86th Wanaka A&P Show saw 44,000 people show up. It is the largest two-day Show in the South Island and a fixture on the calendar for Upper Clutha locals and visitors to the region. … bringing more than $28 million worth of direct economic benefit...
