by Luci | Apr 11, 2023 | Default
Waikato farmer and businesswoman Jenni Vernon is the first woman president of the National Fieldays trust in the organization’s 55-year history. Jenni farms a dry stock unit in partnership with her husband Gordon and son Simon, at Te Akatea, in northwest...
by Luci | Apr 11, 2023 | Default
There are a lot of Northland farmers doing it hard at the moment due to the state of the roads and slow recovery from the February storms. And more rain on the way today. Mark Leishman finds out how they’re coping with Colin Hannah Federated Farmers Northland...
by Luci | Apr 6, 2023 | Default
A $23 million boost to the post-cyclone clean-up fund now sees the total primary sector support amount hit $78 million. Nearly 6,000 applications for grants have been received with 3,290 approved, and $37 million paid out to farmers and growers to date. Agriculture...
by Luci | Apr 6, 2023 | Default
Believe it or not farmer confidence is improving …from a very low base. After dropping to an historic low in late 2022, the latest survey — completed late last month and after the February weather events — found farmer confidence was 13% better than the previous...
by Luci | Apr 6, 2023 | Default
The local avocado industry says its committed to reducing its environmental footprint as the global market for the popular fruit expands. That was the message to hundreds of international growers and industry executives who gathered at the 10th World Avocado Congress...
by Luci | Apr 6, 2023 | Default
In a shock move the Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr increased the Official Cash Rate 50 basis points yesterday against the predictions of all the analysts, including Federated Farmers General Policy Manager Nick Clark. Nick joins Mark Leishman on Round Up to look at...
