Fonterra Has Upped Its Farmgate Milk Price Forecast For This Season, As Milk Supply Weakens And Demand Improves
Fonterra has upped its farmgate milk price forecast for this season, as milk supply weakens and demand improves. The farmgate milk price forecast is now at $6.50 and $8 per kilogram of milk solids with the midpoint at $7.25 per kgMS. The increase brings the forecast...
Bay Of Plenty Seed Company Owner Charlotte Connoley Has Been Elected To The Top Seat Of The New Zealand Grain And Seed Trade Association
Bay of Plenty seed company owner Charlotte Connoley has been elected to the top seat of the New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association, becoming the first woman to head the industry. Appointed at the NZGSTA’s annual meeting in Auckland this week, Connoley takes the...
New Zealand’s Pork Sector Is Calling For A Ban On Pork Imported From Countries With African Swine Fever – Brent Kleiss Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
New Zealand’s pork sector is calling for a ban on pork imported from countries with African Swine Fever until New Zealand receives assurances that robust biosecurity protocols are in place in nations impacted by the disease. The disease is marching through Europe, and...
The Ministry For Primary Industries Will Allocate Up To $20,000 To Enable Extra Support For Farmers And Growers Affected By Last Month’s Storm Damage
The Ministry for Primary Industries will allocate up to $20,000 to enable extra support for farmers and growers affected by last month’s storm damage and flooding in Southland. Director of farming support, Nick Story, says the funding will go towards specialised...
NIWA Anticipates Warmer-Than-Average Temperatures Are Most Likely For The East Of Both Islands Until Christmas
NIWA anticipates warmer-than-average temperatures are most likely for the east of both Islands until Christmas. The remainder of the country is equally likely to experience near-average or above average temperatures over the same period. Above-normal rainfall is...
Patients In One Rural Northland Town Have To Wait At Least A Month For Appointments Or Travel More Than 45 Minutes To Whangārei
Patients in one rural Northland town have to wait at least a month for appointments or travel more than 45 minutes to Whangārei, thanks to “a perfect storm” of doctor shortages. The Dargaville Medical Centre has temporarily stopped its Sunday GP, urgent and emergency...
Changes To Forestry Rules Announced This Week Will Put Power Back Into The Hands Of Local Communities According To Federated Farmers Forestry Spokesman – Toby Williams Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Changes to forestry rules announced this week will put power back into the hands of local communities according to Federated Farmers forestry spokesman Toby Williams. Slash regulations have been tightened to reduce the risk of damage to downstream communities, as...
For The Second Year In A Row A Heavy Frost Hit Some Kiwifruit Orchards In The Bay Of Plenty
For the second year in a row a heavy frost hit some Kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty. Fortunately growers were prepared this time and managed to avoid any serious damage to the crops at a pivotal time of their growth. Seeka Kiwifruit Industries has farms and...
Timbersports Competitors Would Refer To Jason Wynyard As “The Michael Jordan Of The Sport”
Timbersports competitors would refer to Jason Wynyard as “the Michael Jordan of the sport”, a family man and incredibly humble despite his success in the sport. The Kiwi wood-chopping great died aged 49 following a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer....