by Luci | Feb 23, 2023 | Default
Fonterra will continue to pay farmers forced to stop milking and dry off their cows, in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. The aftermath of the storm continues to prevent milk tankers from picking up milk on their farms. Earlier some farmers were forced to dump milk,...
by Luci | Feb 22, 2023 | Default
PGG Wrightson has announced $47.8 million operating profit and $21 million net profit for the first half of 2023. That net profit was down $1.3 million while revenue of $585.8 million was up $33 million. Mark Leishman is joined by PGG Wrightson CEO Stephen Guerin on...
by Luci | Feb 22, 2023 | Default
Volunteers have spent days cleaning up dead animals in Hawkes Bay. Kate Gower-James says they have been picking up dead livestock that had been grazing on the flats and were washed into residential and orchard blocks. She says the priority for home owners is to clean...
by Luci | Feb 22, 2023 | Default
Another $25 million in grants to support farmers and growers, has been announced taking total primary sector support to $29 million so far. Grants for growers of $2,000 per hectare up to a maximum of $40,000 to remove silt from trees and vines, support the clean-up,...
by Luci | Feb 21, 2023 | Default
A person has died after a tractor rolled into a stream in a remote area of Southland yesterday. Police responded to reports of an accident in Otapiri Gorge Rd – near Winton – about 3pm. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman says crews from Winton...
by Luci | Feb 21, 2023 | Default
Cyclone-affected businesses will begin receiving payments from the Government’s $50 million relief package within a week according to Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Grant Robertson says the package totally $300 million is expected to include discretionary funding...
