by Luci | Jun 20, 2023 | Default
Fieldays figures are out and while they are down it has to be said it was a very pleasant experience with enough people to make it interesting and not too many to make it a bit of a bun fight. Todd Charteris CEO of Rabobank NZ joins Mark Leishman on Round Up.
by Luci | Jun 16, 2023 | Default
The Act Party unveiled its primary industries policies at Fieldays, with its Standing up for Rural New Zealand policy document announced by party leader David Seymour, MP Mark Cameron and ex-Fed Farmers president Andrew Hoggard and features scrapping the Zero Carbon...
by Luci | Jun 16, 2023 | Default
Fonterra says the first year on the road for its electric tanker was a success, but there are challenges to overcome. The electric tanker started collecting milk in May last year for Fonterra’s Waitoa milk factory. It is part of Fonterra’s electric vehicle strategy,...
by Luci | Jun 16, 2023 | Default
The Government will need to find around $1 billion to fund climate-related initiatives, as it isn’t getting the cash it was banking on from the Emissions Trading Scheme. On Wednesday, the Government was unable to sell the carbon units it put up for sale in its second...
by Luci | Jun 15, 2023 | Default
Fieldays at Mystery Creek is the largest agricultural event of its kind in the Southern hemisphere. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is there listening to the all-important rural voice. He joins Mark Leishman for Round Up.
by Luci | Jun 15, 2023 | Default
Export earnings from our food and fibre sector are on track to set a new record high by the end of June. MPI says the latest situation outlook has export earnings at $56.2 billion dollars, which is a 2.3% increase on earlier projections.