by Luci | Sep 21, 2023 | Default
A Far North strawberry grower has had to change plans as there is a shortage of strawberry plants. Most of the propagating strawberry plants in NZ are grown in the bay of Plenty which was hit by extremely wet weather earlier in the year destroying nearly 4 million...
by Luci | Sep 21, 2023 | Default
Australia has abandoned its fight to eradicate the destructive Varroa mite, responsible for the collapse of honeybee populations across the planet including here in NZ. Desperate to keep Varroa out of the country, authorities destroyed more than 14,000 infected...
by Luci | Sep 21, 2023 | Default
Fonterra is reporting a record annual profit of $1.6 billion with the co-ops profit increasing by $994m in the year to the end of July, from $583m the previous year – up 170% and driven by strong margins in its cheese and protein portfolios. The co-op’s...
by Luci | Sep 20, 2023 | Default
It has been one of the best springs in North Canterbury for lambing and calving but now the prospect of a dry summer looms. To find out how they are placed Mark Leishman is joined by North Canterbury Federated Farmers President Karl Dean on Round Up.
by Luci | Sep 20, 2023 | Default
Australia’s beef export volumes just keep on growing and in August they were at their largest in four years, reaching 102,000T. Australia has so far exported 678,000T of beef globally, 113,000T more than last year. Production has been at record highs as drought...
by Luci | Sep 20, 2023 | Default
Kiwi wood-chopping great Jason Wynyard has been given “weeks to live” as he fights an aggressive form of cancer. The gentle giant of axe sports has won nine senior world championships and many more titles around the world and was diagnosed with stage four Burkitt...
