by Luci | Apr 21, 2023 | Default
The last live shipment of cattle from South Canterbury left Timaru’s port Thursday with more than 6000 cattle on board. Ministry for Primary Industries’ director animal health and welfare Carolyn Guy confirmed livestock carrier The Dareen left the port bound for China...
by Luci | Apr 21, 2023 | Default
Rural cost inflation has peaked with input prices across all farm and orchard types – excluding livestock costs – dipping from an annual pace of 15.6% in the September quarter down to 15.3% in the December quarter. That’s not to say the picture isn’t still...
by Luci | Apr 21, 2023 | Default
Two months on from the big weather events of February and the Farmy Army is still battling away to get East Coast farmers back on their feet. But time is cruel and more volunteers are required to help in the recovery. Feds Vice President Wayne Langford tells us what...
by Luci | Apr 20, 2023 | Default
Nationals Getting Back to Farming package has certainly been designed to attract the farmers vote. The Nats are promising to cut excessive red tape tying up farmers, banning foreign investment in farms being converted to forestry for carbon farming, doubling the RSE...
by Luci | Apr 20, 2023 | Default
Vets are disappointed that National will reinstate livestock exports if it gets into power. Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Aotearoa Managing Director Dr Helen Beattie says it’s especially disappointing that several National Party MPs sat in on the Select Committee...
by Luci | Apr 20, 2023 | Default
Meat processors are telling farmers to hang on to bobby calves this spring … and up to ten days. Normally farmers keep them for four days and then they are sent to the processors. But according to Meat Industry Association Strategy Manager Jason Krupp Fonterra’s new...
