by Luci | Oct 4, 2023 | Default
September was the warmest September on record, Niwa says, and vegetable producers say access to water will be a key consideration over the months ahead. Niwa said the national average temperature last month was 11.9C, 1.3C above the 1991-to-2020 September average and...
by Luci | Oct 4, 2023 | Default
Waikato Regional Council is asking farmers to keep a sharp eye out for Chilean needle grass seeds. The drought loving Chilean Needle Grass has a needle sharp tip and a tail mechanism that drills through fleece and into muscle making contaminated fleeces virtually...
by Luci | Oct 4, 2023 | Default
The Tararua district has secured an extra $250,000 through the MPI to increase support for communities likely to be cut-off during extreme weather events. The funding is part of a $35.4 million package announced in Budget 2023 to support the recovery of rural...
by Luci | Oct 3, 2023 | Default
The angling season got underway on Sunday and record numbers were out there making the most of NZ’s wonderful rivers and waterways. 130,000 fishing licences are issued by NZ Fish and Game each year and for the first year in a few years, the number of international...
by Luci | Oct 3, 2023 | Default
Waimate sheep-and-beef farmer Matt Simpson has recreational hunters on his land year round so he can stay on top of wallaby numbers. In the past year, hunters shot 2300 of the introduced pest species. Matt Simpson’s 4000-hectare farm in the Hunter Hills borders the...
by Luci | Oct 3, 2023 | Default
A challenging year ahead for New Zealand agri-business is predicted in a new rural banking report. ASB’s Sleepless in Shanghai, report says weak Chinese demand is pushing global commodity prices down – especially for dairy, red meat and forestry. The report says...
