by Luci | Oct 9, 2023 | Default
Fonterra has upped its farmgate milk price forecast for this season, as milk supply weakens and demand improves. The farmgate milk price forecast is now at $6.50 and $8 per kilogram of milk solids with the midpoint at $7.25 per kgMS. The increase brings the forecast...
by Luci | Oct 9, 2023 | Default
Bay of Plenty seed company owner Charlotte Connoley has been elected to the top seat of the New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association, becoming the first woman to head the industry. Appointed at the NZGSTA’s annual meeting in Auckland this week, Connoley takes the...
by Luci | Oct 9, 2023 | Default
New Zealand’s pork sector is calling for a ban on pork imported from countries with African Swine Fever until New Zealand receives assurances that robust biosecurity protocols are in place in nations impacted by the disease. The disease is marching through Europe, and...
by Luci | Oct 6, 2023 | Default
The Ministry for Primary Industries will allocate up to $20,000 to enable extra support for farmers and growers affected by last month’s storm damage and flooding in Southland. Director of farming support, Nick Story, says the funding will go towards specialised...
by Luci | Oct 6, 2023 | Default
NIWA anticipates warmer-than-average temperatures are most likely for the east of both Islands until Christmas. The remainder of the country is equally likely to experience near-average or above average temperatures over the same period. Above-normal rainfall is...
by Luci | Oct 6, 2023 | Default
Patients in one rural Northland town have to wait at least a month for appointments or travel more than 45 minutes to Whangārei, thanks to “a perfect storm” of doctor shortages. The Dargaville Medical Centre has temporarily stopped its Sunday GP, urgent and emergency...
