by Luci | Apr 26, 2023 | Default
A big week for former Feds high country spokesperson and merino wool exporter Simon Williamson at Glenbrook Station with representatives of big US clothing manufacturer First Light coming to the farm to check out where its wool comes from. Simon joins Mark Leishman on...
by Luci | Apr 24, 2023 | Default
New Zealand shearer Floyde Neil and brother Levi Neil claimed some record-breaking Merino shearing history in southern Western Australia on Saturday. Despite significant lower and middle back pain the 30-year-old from Taumarunui set a new solo nine-hours Merino ewe...
by Luci | Apr 24, 2023 | Default
Months after Cyclone Gabrielle, eight million metric tons of sediment is still lying in the devastated Esk Valley. While the clean-up continues, top scientists from around the country are in Hawke’s Bay to understand how the region can better prepare for future...
by Luci | Apr 24, 2023 | Default
With news last week that the inflation rate has fallen, rural cost inflation is set to descend relatively rapidly. This is the view of Westpac Senior Agri Economist Nathan Penny who says from the 15.3% reading for December 2022, we estimate that annual rural cost...
by Luci | Apr 24, 2023 | Default
The cost of living is the number one concern for Kiwis and it seems people are putting more money on their credit cards as the Reserve Bank keeps upping the official cash rate. Meanwhile as the cost of food keeps rising farmers are spending 30% of their time at the...
by Luci | Apr 21, 2023 | Default
A Friday frolic for one rogue cow in the heart of Wellington suburbia. The cow was spotted grazing at Scorching Bay beach in Wellington has been reported to the city council and police. Video footage showed the cow roaming calmly on the grass area behind the beach....
