More Than 3500 Otago Farmers Will Have 18 Months After The Start Dates To Have Their Freshwater Farms Plans Created And Certified – Luke Kane Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
More than 3500 Otago farmers will have 18 months after the start dates to have their freshwater farms plans created and certified. But it appears there are questions being raised about the logic behind some decisions. Federated Farmers Otago President Luke Kane joins...
New Zealanders Are Wasting Less Of Their Food Than A Year Ago With Household Food Waste Dropping To 12.2%
New Zealanders are wasting less of their food than a year ago with household food waste dropping to 12.2% from 13.4% in 2022. Rabobank’s KiwiHarvest Food Waste Survey reveals households are spending more on food and with an increase in the number of households the...
Beef + Lamb NZ Is Running A Series Of Events And Webinars Aimed At Ensuring Farm Profitability In The Light Of The Impending Drought
Beef + Lamb NZ is running a series of events and webinars aimed at ensuring farm profitability in the light of the impending drought. B+LNZ's general manager of extension, Justine Kidd says all primary sector organisations are analyzing rural community needs and the...
A Big Boost To The Dairy Economy With Fonterra’s Profit And Dividend Announcement Last Week – Colin Hannah Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
A big boost to the dairy economy with Fonterra’s profit and dividend announcement last week. Northland Federated Farmers President Colin Hannah says farmers are set for a $637 million payout this season but tough economic conditions means most are likely to sue it to...
A $10 Million Research Project To Future Proof And Protect Aotearoa Food Systems Is Underway
A $10 million research project to future proof and protect Aotearoa food systems is underway. The aim of the five year project is to explore future food system scenarios and impacts and will address the growing concerns around sustainable nutrition and food...
A Contracting Company Has Been Fined $52,500 For Unlawfully Quarrying In Part Of The Important Gimblett Gravels Wine-Growing District In Hawke’s Bay
A contracting company has been fined $52,500 for unlawfully quarrying in part of the important Gimblett Gravels wine-growing district in Hawke’s Bay, damaging the qualities of soil for viticulture. The Gimblett Gravels is a designated wine-growing area near Hastings...
A Young Farm Worker Whose Leg Became Trapped In A Feed-Out Machine On A Mid Canterbury Farm Was Flown To Hospital With Serious Injuries
A young farm worker whose leg became trapped in a feed-out machine on a Mid Canterbury farm for more than an hour was flown to hospital with serious injuries. The accident highlights the latest provisional injury statistics from Stats NZ, which show there were 222,300...
In The North A Wet Start To The School Holidays Is Putting A Damper On Travel Around The Bay Of Plenty – Toby Williams Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
In the North a wet start to the school holidays is putting a damper on travel around the Bay of Plenty with a number of partial or full road closures due to slips or fallen trees. A section of State Highway 2 at Waiotahe Beach remained closed this morning due to a...
Rural Support Trust And New Zealand Young Farmers Are Leveraging Their Respective Strengths To Increase Awareness Of Services To Young People Working And Training In The Food And Fibre Sector
Rural Support Trust and New Zealand Young Farmers are leveraging their respective strengths and expertise to increase awareness of services to ensure young people working and training in the food and fibre sector know what’s available to them for maintaining good...