Power Is Now Back On In Canterbury After Extreme North Westerly Winds Roared Across The Canterbury Plains – Karl Dean Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Power is now back on in Canterbury after extreme North Westerly winds roared across the Canterbury Plains. Trees downed power lines and many dairy farmers had to resort to generators to get the milking done. One of those was North Canterbury Federated Farmers...
Senior Opposition Trade And Agriculture Roles And Six Time Parliamentarian Todd McClay Says It Is Too Soon To Know If He Would Be Given Any Ministerial Positions
Senior Opposition trade and agriculture roles and six time parliamentarian Todd McClay says it is too soon to know if he would be given any ministerial positions. He says trade and agriculture fit fairly comfortably, but to serve in any capacity would be an honour....
Te Kuiti Shearer Jack Fagan Has Gotten Off To A Great Start On The Shearing Sports New Zealand Circuit This Summer
Te Kuiti shearer Jack Fagan has gotten off to a great start on the Shearing Sports New Zealand circuit this summer winning the Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Championships open shearing final at the Poverty Bay A and P Show on Saturday. The pace in the five-man...
The National Party’s Commanding Victory During Saturday Night’s General Election Is Set To Spell The End Of The Clean Car Discount ‘Feebate’ Scheme
The National Party’s commanding victory during Saturday Night’s general election is set to spell the end of the Clean Car Discount ‘feebate’ scheme, which implemented sizable rebates for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids while also pinging high-emission vehicles...
B+LNZ’s New Season Outlook 2023-24 Is Predicting Another Tough Year For Farmers With Farm Profitability Falling By 31%
B+LNZ’s New Season Outlook 2023-24 is predicting another tough year for farmers with farm profitability falling by 31% for the 2023-24 year following a decline of 32% in 2022-23 and profits for farmers having more than halved in two years down to a 15-year low taking...
A Forester Claims A MPI Decision To Cut An $18 Million Swathe Through His Industry Resulting In Significant Job Losses In Hawke’s Bay And Gisborne
A forester claims a MPI decision to cut an $18 million swathe through his industry resulting in significant job losses in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne. New Zealand Institute of Forestry president James Treadwell says the planting side of the sector might be “gone” if the...
Gisborne District Council Has Asked A Judge To Fine A Forestry Company $84,000 After They Showed A “High Level Of Carelessness”
Gisborne District Council has asked a judge to fine a forestry company $84,000 after they showed a “high level of carelessness”. The council says the company used of heavy machinery in streambeds leaving slash and debris on steep and erosion-prone slopes in Gisborne....
Time Is Running Out For Farmers To Have Their Say As The Mycoplasma Bovis Partners Propose To Move The Disease Eradication Programme From The Ministry For Primary Industries
Time is running out for farmers to have their say as the Mycoplasma bovis partners propose to move the disease eradication programme from the Ministry for Primary Industries. The MPI, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand are seeking farmers’ views on the proposed...
News That Massey University Is Potentially Slashing More Than 100 Jobs Is Being Described As “Short Sighted” And Disastrous For The Future Of Agriculture
News that Massey University is potentially slashing more than 100 jobs is being described as "short sighted" and disastrous for the future of agriculture. The University wants to reduce staffing numbers in the natural sciences and food advanced technology areas by 60%...