Researchers And Industry Leaders From The Primary And Food Sectors And Farmers Have Gathered In Christchurch To Discuss Climate Change And Saying It Is Here Now
Researchers and industry leaders from the primary and food sectors and farmers have gathered in Christchurch to discuss climate change and saying it is here now. More than 100 people from across the nation gathered in the Christchurch Town Hall for the Deep South...
Hundreds Of Farmers Have Been Reimbursed After A Bad Batch Of Sire Semen Was Used On 921 Herds Across The Country
Hundreds of farmers have been reimbursed after a bad batch of sire semen was used on 921 herds across the country, resulting in lower pregnancy rates. Livestock Improvement Corporation provides premier sire semen straws which dairy farmers use to mate their herds....
What Is Being Hailed As A World First And The Biggest Change In Ten Years Weather Watch Is Introducing A New Alerting App – Philip Duncan Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
What is being hailed as a world first and the biggest change in ten years Weather Watch is introducing a new Alerting App. Weather Watch founder Philip Duncan says the new Alerting App will be a game changer for NZ, allowing you to set the criteria for your local 10...
Rural Communities Around New Zealand Will Soon Have Access To Overnight GP Appointments As Te Whatu Ora Rolls A New Telehealth Primary Care Service
Rural communities around New Zealand will soon have access to overnight GP appointments as Te Whatu Ora rolls a new telehealth primary care service. Ka Ora – the provider contracted to carry out the work – has already partnered with 20 general practices but says it’s...
New Zealand’s Newest Dairy Plant Has Officially Opened In Tokoroa
New Zealand’s newest dairy plant has officially opened in Tokoroa. The Ofi plant is a part of a new operating group owned by Singaporean company Olam, a global food company. The plant will become part of a global network that spans major milk consumption markets...
The Challenges Have Kept Coming For Our Kiwifruit Industry With Covid, Lack Of Harvest Workers, Destructive Weather And Fruit Quality Issues – Michael Franks Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
The challenges have kept coming for our kiwifruit industry with Covid, lack of harvest workers, destructive weather and fruit quality issues all having a moment. But according to Seeka Ltd CEO Michael Franks things appear to be looking up and it could be a great...
60 Workers Are Set To Lose Their Jobs Before Christmas In Gisborne With The Closure Of A Japanese-Owned Forestry Company
60 workers are set to lose their jobs before Christmas in Gisborne with the closure of a Japanese-owned forestry company. Juken NZs wood processing mill in Gisborne processes radiata pine from its East Coast and Wairarapa forests to make wood products for the Japanese...
An Entry From The Alliance Group Has Been Named The World’s Best Ribeye And Best Grass-Fed Steak At The World Steak Challenge
An entry from the Alliance Group has been named the world’s best ribeye and best grass-fed steak at the World Steak Challenge. But as to the very best steak overall you will have to travel to Australia to taste the grain-fed wagyu Black Angus cross sirloin entered by...
Rural Retailer Farmlands Made A Net Loss After Tax Of $700,000 For The Year – Tanya Houghton Joins Mark Leishman on Round Up
Rural retailer Farmlands made a net loss after tax of $700,000 for the year…. on the back of a turnover of $2.54 billion and revenue of $808 million. Chief executive Tanya Houghton says despite the tough year, the rural supplies co-op’s focus remains on backing its...