by Luci | May 31, 2023 | Default
Sheep and beef farmers have been hit by on-farm inflation at a level not seen since the early 1980s. Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Sheep and Beef on-farm inflation report shows inflation of 16.3%, the highest level in 40 years and more than double New Zealand’s annual...
by Luci | May 31, 2023 | Default
A $534 million bill for fruit quality and a dive in grower payments have soured kiwifruit marketer Zespri’s financial results for 2022-2023. Severe weather and labour shortages, cost increases and supply chain challenges caused falls in global operating revenue and...
by Luci | May 31, 2023 | Default
The NZ UK Free Trade Agreement is in action from today and will boost New Zealand’s economy by up to $1 billion. Kiwi exporters are expected to save an estimated $37 million in tariffs annually with 99.5% of our current exports to the UK will now tariff-free. One...
by Luci | May 31, 2023 | Default
The Freshwater Farm Plan regime being rolled out from mid this year looks set to impose significant and unnecessary new obligations on farmers. This from Federated Farmers environment spokesperson Colin Hurst who says from August all pastoral farmers in Waikato and...
by Luci | May 30, 2023 | Default
Forestry contractors are closing their businesses or pulling out of the flood-hit Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne regions as pressures on the industry continue to mount. Forest Industry Contractors Association spokesperson Ross Davis says there are “huge concerns” for the...
by Luci | May 30, 2023 | Default
A breakthrough technology to reduce methane is being trialed by Craigmore Sustainables in a first for the New Zealand dairy industry. Craigmore’s 400-hectare dairy farm in North Canterbury is the first commercial dairy farm in New Zealand to adopt EcoPond, which is an...
