by Luci | Aug 28, 2023 | Default
A Canterbury meat business and its owners have been fined $84,500 for illegally selling unregulated homekilled deer, beef, goat and pork in butcher shops. Canterbury Homekill Services owner Noel Womersley was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on multiple...
by Luci | Aug 28, 2023 | Default
PGG Wrightson is sticking with the IHC Calf & Rural scheme, committing to another three years of support for the scheme which was launched in 1982 and has grown to be one of New Zealand’s most successful charitable programmes. The rural donation scheme has raised...
by Luci | Aug 28, 2023 | Default
The mighty Huntaway and NZ Heading Dog is the backbone of NZ farming and the search is on to find out more about the breeds and potentially make them even more healthy and valuable. Massey University Genetics Professor Matt Littlejohn is heading a project to look at...
by Luci | Aug 25, 2023 | Default
A township that has faced fires, earthquakes and floods in recent years is having its first-ever Rural Readiness Expo. The aim is preparing households for future disasters. The event will feature live music and food, and self-sufficiency workshops such as butchery,...
by Luci | Aug 25, 2023 | Default
Luka Young from PAK’nSAVE Kaitaia has won the esteemed Young Butcher of the Year title and Morgan Moore from New World in Motueka was crowned Butcher Apprentice of the Year. Finalists were chosen from five regional competitions held during June and July involving 11...
by Luci | Aug 25, 2023 | Default
Federated Farmers arable vice-president for grains Andrew Darling says the falling milk price is rippling across the arable sector, evidenced by the crops going into the ground for the coming harvest. He says growers in the North Island and in Southland are looking...
