by Luci | Sep 28, 2023 | Default
Ongoing immigration delays for itinerant shearers are causing issues. The shearers who supplement the locals over Summer have been waiting for more than a month and have now been advised it will be another two months to get through the backlog and get that approval....
by Luci | Sep 28, 2023 | Default
CH4 Global has partnered with Lotte International to take its Methane Tamer product to South Korea. The company says that its trademarked product reduces the animals’ methane emissions by up to 90% when added to cattle feed. Methane Tamer is produced in Bluff and will...
by Luci | Sep 28, 2023 | Default
More than 60,000 wilding pines and 180 kilograms of grass carp were among the pests removed from Northland in the past year. The pests were among a swath of unwanted invaders capture by the Northland Regional Council. The 60,000-plus wilding pines were removed from...
by Luci | Sep 28, 2023 | Default
More than 3500 Otago farmers will have 18 months after the start dates to have their freshwater farms plans created and certified. But it appears there are questions being raised about the logic behind some decisions. Federated Farmers Otago President Luke Kane joins...
by Luci | Sep 27, 2023 | Default
New Zealanders are wasting less of their food than a year ago with household food waste dropping to 12.2% from 13.4% in 2022. Rabobank’s KiwiHarvest Food Waste Survey reveals households are spending more on food and with an increase in the number of households the...
by Luci | Sep 27, 2023 | Default
Beef + Lamb NZ is running a series of events and webinars aimed at ensuring farm profitability in the light of the impending drought. B+LNZ’s general manager of extension, Justine Kidd says all primary sector organisations are analyzing rural community needs and...
