The Foundation For Arable Research Has Survived With Cropping Farmers Ticking The Yes Box And Giving The Green Light For The Continuation Of FAR
The Foundation for Arable Research has survived with cropping farmers ticking the Yes box and giving the green light for the continuation of FAR. The results show strong support for continued investment in research and extension for the arable industry following its...
Bottom Trawling Is To Be Banned In Most Of The Hauraki Gulf
Bottom trawling is to be banned in most of the Hauraki Gulf, as part of a plan to better protect the 1.2-million-hectare $100 billion marine park. Four options will be put into public consultation next week including bottom-trawling and Danish seining which would be...
Sheep Farmers Are Being Asked To Supply Samples Of Ewe Poo As Part Of A Facial Eczema Trial
Sheep farmers are being asked to supply samples of Ewe Poo as part of a facial eczema trial. The disease costs the sheep beef dairy and deer sectors $332 million every year. It effects sheep liver health and production and is incurable. Beef + Lamb NZ Strategy Manager...
A Canterbury Meat Business And Its Owners Have Been Fined $84,500 For Illegally Selling Unregulated Homekilled Deer, Beef, Goat And Pork In Butcher Shops
A Canterbury meat business and its owners have been fined $84,500 for illegally selling unregulated homekilled deer, beef, goat and pork in butcher shops. Canterbury Homekill Services owner Noel Womersley was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court on multiple...
PGG Wrightson Is Sticking With The IHC Calf & Rural Scheme, Committing To Another Three Years Of Support For The Scheme
PGG Wrightson is sticking with the IHC Calf & Rural scheme, committing to another three years of support for the scheme which was launched in 1982 and has grown to be one of New Zealand’s most successful charitable programmes. The rural donation scheme has raised...
The Mighty Huntaway And NZ Heading Dog Is The Backbone Of NZ Farming And The Search Is On To Find Out More About The Breeds – Matt Littlejohn Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
The mighty Huntaway and NZ Heading Dog is the backbone of NZ farming and the search is on to find out more about the breeds and potentially make them even more healthy and valuable. Massey University Genetics Professor Matt Littlejohn is heading a project to look at...
A Township That Has Faced Fires, Earthquakes And Floods In Recent Years Is Having Its First-Ever Rural Readiness Expo
A township that has faced fires, earthquakes and floods in recent years is having its first-ever Rural Readiness Expo. The aim is preparing households for future disasters. The event will feature live music and food, and self-sufficiency workshops such as butchery,...
Luka Young From PAK’nSAVE Kaitaia Has Won The Esteemed Young Butcher Of The Year Title And Morgan Moore From New World In Motueka Was Crowned Butcher Apprentice Of The Year
Luka Young from PAK’nSAVE Kaitaia has won the esteemed Young Butcher of the Year title and Morgan Moore from New World in Motueka was crowned Butcher Apprentice of the Year. Finalists were chosen from five regional competitions held during June and July involving 11...
Federated Farmers Arable Vice-President For Grains Says The Falling Milk Price Is Rippling Across The Arable Sector – Andrew Darling Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Federated Farmers arable vice-president for grains Andrew Darling says the falling milk price is rippling across the arable sector, evidenced by the crops going into the ground for the coming harvest. He says growers in the North Island and in Southland are looking...