by Luci | Apr 14, 2023 | Default
A South Island-dominated crew of six has been confirmed in the Wools of New Zealand Shearing Sports New Zealand team for this year’s Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships. They are machine shearers Rowland Smith from Hastings, and Leon Samuels...
by Luci | Apr 14, 2023 | Default
The Climate Change Commission has advised the Government to adjust Emissions Trading Scheme settings to get itself back on track to meeting emissions reduction targets. Last December The Government ignored the CCC’s advice to allow the ETS price to rise, or emitters...
by Luci | Apr 14, 2023 | Default
The Government says it has listened to feedback from local government and yesterday announced major changes to New Zealand’s affordable water reforms. But are they changes in name only. Federated Farmers National President Andrew Hoggard joins Mark Leishman on Round...
by Luci | Apr 13, 2023 | Default
The egg shortage could be over by the end of the year as farmers have bought more chickens and production is building again. Egg Producers Federation Executive Director Michael Brooks says with hen numbers on the up then the egg supply will gradually improve. While...
by Luci | Apr 13, 2023 | Default
The Government has scrapped a major part of its unpopular Three Waters reforms, ditching the four mega entities that would have delivered Three Waters – freshwater, wastewater, and stormwater – services to households. The four entities now become ten...
by Luci | Apr 13, 2023 | Default
Dairy cow numbers continue their downward trend in New Zealand, falling 1.26% to 4.84 million. The DairyNZ and LIC report shows herd numbers are down by 238 to 10,796 with the average size of herds lifted by five cows to 449. Dairy companies processed 20.78 billion...
