by Luci | Nov 10, 2023 | Default
Twenty-eight farmers from five continents and 12 different countries will soon spend 10 days in New Zealand taking part in the latest Rabobank Global Farmers Master Class – a state-of-the-art agri learning programme established in 2012 to bring together leading...
by Luci | Nov 10, 2023 | Default
An additional 70-80 million hectares of cropland, about the size of all of Brazil’s cropland, will be required in just seven years to sustain the world’s demand for food, feed, fuel and natural capital. A new report Striking the Balance: by global consultants McKinsey...
by Luci | Nov 10, 2023 | Default
Hawke’s Bay farmers and growers can look forward to a couple of comedy shows to the region. Organised by Farmstrong with the support of FMG, the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Rural Support Trust, the shows in Puketitiri and Napier will feature performances...
by Luci | Nov 10, 2023 | Default
Fonterra yesterday announced plans for a 30% intensity reduction in on-farm emissions from 2018 levels by 2030. It is a collective target, so not all farms need to have a 30% intensity reduction. Fed Farmers Dairy Chair Richards McIntyre thinks the intensity-based...
by Luci | Nov 9, 2023 | Default
More than 11,000 pests, including possums, rats, stoats and weasels, have been killed in a Far North forest over the past two years. A significant pest control project near Mangonui was funded by Jobs For Nature has trapped or killed 11,049 pest animals, including...
by Luci | Nov 9, 2023 | Default
Contact Energy wants to build a massive 55-turbine wind farm in Southland before the end of the year. The company is to lodge a resource consent application for the Slopedown site near Wyndham which would cover 5800 hectares and contain 55 turbines, each 220 metres...
