by Luci | Sep 14, 2023 | Default
The countries biggest egg producer could be up for sale. Mainland Poultry confirmed it is assessing options and preparing the company for a potential sale. Mainland Poultry chief executive John McKay says while the potential sale process is in an exploratory phase ,...
by Luci | Sep 13, 2023 | Default
More milk, less warming: that’s the promise of a probiotic formula being developed for cows. Two US-based researchers have discovered natural enzymes that reduce the amount of planet-heating methane burped by livestock. The pair estimate the enzymes, could reduce...
by Luci | Sep 13, 2023 | Default
Dairy farmers in New Zealand and around the globe will need to manage through more financial pain in the months ahead, according to Rabobank’s latest Global Dairy Quarterly report. But the report says the storm won’t last forever. The report, titled Progressing Past...
by Luci | Sep 13, 2023 | Default
New Zealand is hitting real economic headwinds and there’s no relief in sight for Kiwi families, with total debt forecast to pass $200 billion by 2025. That is Federated Farmers President Wayne Langford reacting to the PREFU release yesterday. He says the $11 billion...
by Luci | Sep 12, 2023 | Default
Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer is stepping down after five and a half years in the role. Mr Limmer will remain in his until a new chief executive is announced. He previously worked for Zespri for nine years, including as chief operating officer and...
by Luci | Sep 12, 2023 | Default
El Nino has been on the cards for months and the changing weather pattern is about to happen leading to much drier conditions and feed becoming tight. So 7 months on from the Cyclone devastation the push is on to restore as much land to grass as possible. Wairoa...
