by Luci | Oct 6, 2023 | Default
Changes to forestry rules announced this week will put power back into the hands of local communities according to Federated Farmers forestry spokesman Toby Williams. Slash regulations have been tightened to reduce the risk of damage to downstream communities, as...
by Luci | Oct 5, 2023 | Default
For the second year in a row a heavy frost hit some Kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty. Fortunately growers were prepared this time and managed to avoid any serious damage to the crops at a pivotal time of their growth. Seeka Kiwifruit Industries has farms and...
by Luci | Oct 5, 2023 | Default
Timbersports competitors would refer to Jason Wynyard as “the Michael Jordan of the sport”, a family man and incredibly humble despite his success in the sport. The Kiwi wood-chopping great died aged 49 following a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer....
by Luci | Oct 5, 2023 | Default
Alliance Group’s Pure South Handpicked 55 Day Aged Beef has won top honours in the prestigious World Steak Challenge. Pure South Handpicked 55 Day Aged Beef was awarded two gold medals and two silver medals by a panel of expert judges at the competition in the...
by Luci | Oct 5, 2023 | Default
Fonterra has joined the South Island Dairy Demonstration Centre partnership. Lincoln University Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Edwards says Fonterra’s participation will have far-reaching benefits for the partnership, and for the wider dairy farming sector....
by Luci | Oct 4, 2023 | Default
Local councils will have more power to decide where new commercial forests are located, while forest owners will have to remove slash. Environment Minister David Parker says the new national standards give clear rules on harvesting practices and new requirements to...
