by Luci | Feb 2, 2023 | Default
Farmers who want to cut their greenhouse gas emissions could grow oats for Oat milk … but they would not make as much money. Oat milk has a much lower greenhouse gas footprint than cow milk for every litre produced and a new study commissioned by Boring Oat Milk and...
by Luci | Feb 2, 2023 | Default
A month of 2023 is gone already and it has been quite a tumultuous month. For Hawkes Bay farmers, like many in the north it has been marked by more and more rain …following on from the rain in December. Hawkes Bay Regional Councilor and Waipukurau farmer Will Foley...
by Luci | Feb 1, 2023 | Default
Alistair Curtis grows stone fruit at Cottage Farm and normally picks about 70 crates of apricots from his 4 hectare farm … but this year he’s picked just 7 crates. He says its one of the worst seasons he’s had in 30 years. Apricot growers have lost as much as 90 per...
by Luci | Feb 1, 2023 | Default
Waikato farmers and contractors are worried about stock feed supplies, with shortages potentially adding to farmer and consumer costs. While grass cover on Waikato dairy farms is said to be good the excessive rain in recent months has really affected maize production....
by Luci | Feb 1, 2023 | Default
The call is out for farmers to get involved with the Open Farms 2023 event. More than 7000 people visited 82 farms throughout NZ in the past two years through the Open Farms initiative. Now in its third year, Open Farms is set for Sunday, March 12, with the day...
by Luci | Jan 31, 2023 | Default
Rural insurer FMG says rural claims for theft and burglary are at a five-year high, but maybe just the tip of the iceberg. So Federated Farmers has decided to run another rural crime survey, in conjunction with police in March and April – just two years after...
