by Luci | Sep 7, 2023 | Default
DairyNZ has revised its breakeven milk price, as farmers navigate the challenging economic conditions they face this season. DairyNZ head of economics, Mark Storey, says many dairy farmers will be finding the current milk price and inflation issues difficult to take,...
by Luci | Sep 7, 2023 | Default
New Zealand has won a big trade dispute with Canada over dairy quota – the first case taken under the CPTPP and the first dispute New Zealand has ever taken against any partner in a free trade agreement. The binding decision will give dairy producers in New...
by Luci | Sep 7, 2023 | Default
It has been a perfect winter for MT Somers Station in Mid Canterbury and while if anything it is a bit dry at the moment signs are looking good for a great spring. Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury President David Acland joins Mark Leishman on Round Up.
by Luci | Sep 7, 2023 | Default
A website is giving elderly or retire farm dogs a new lease of life. Retired Working Dogs was launched in 2012 and has found homes for hundreds of dogs across New Zealand. A common reason for retired working dogs being euthanised was they worked on a big station,...
by Luci | Sep 7, 2023 | Default
Fisheries New Zealand says the daily limit for recreationally-caught pāua will be reduced to five of each pāua species per fisher, to support the sustainability of stocks in the central and lower North Island. The new rules are now in effect and Fisheries New...
by Luci | Sep 7, 2023 | Default
Cyclone Gabrielle has cost Hawke’s Bay apple and pear growers $270 million in lost earnings, on top of what it’s going to cost to rebuild the industry. New Zealand Apples and Pears market access manager Danielle Adsett says growers are still clearing silt from their...
