by Luci | May 11, 2023 | Default
Early season kiwifruit volumes packed by Seeka are well down on estimate – after what Chairman Fred Hutchings calls a difficult year. He says this reflects climatic events, including a mild winter followed by a severe late frost, cyclone and more recently, hail....
by Luci | May 11, 2023 | Default
Unexpected strength in the US beef market is keeping bull prices and exports up. According to Rabobank exports to the United States, New Zealand’s second-largest beef market, lifted 18% year-on-year in March and 31% compared to February this year despite a slowdown in...
by Luci | May 11, 2023 | Default
Federated Farmers’ Acting President Wayne Langford has released the wish list ahead of Budget 2023, and they are asking for… absolutely nothing. He says farmers aren’t looking for any sort of handout from Government in the Budget and are happy to stand on our...
by Luci | May 10, 2023 | Default
New Zealand should look at barns like those used by European farmers to reduce methane emissions associated with meat and milk protein production. Climate Change Commission Chair Dr Rod Carr has suggested barn-feeding livestock as an example of a practice being used...
by Luci | May 10, 2023 | Default
Federated Farmers’ president Andrew Hoggard has stepped down from the top role early to contest this year’s election as the ACT party’s Rangitīkei candidate. Andrew Hoggard’s term was due to end in a couple of months and he said he was gutted...
by Luci | May 10, 2023 | Default
A bit of tax relief for those hit hard by the cyclones and the floods with legislation enacted after the Kaikoura earthquakes coming into play regarding depreciation. Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chair Toby Williams joins Mark Leishman on Round Up.
