After Many Golden Years The Last Two Seasons Have Proven To Be Challenging For Zespri
After many golden years the last two seasons have proven to be challenging for Zespri. The Kiwifruit company is shaking off weather events, labour shortages, fruit quality issues and inflation and gearing up for a big rebound in volumes. Chief executive Dan Mathieson...
Everybody’s Cost Structure Is Increasing, Inflation Is Sitting At 15.8% – Luke Kane Joins Anna Thomas On Round Up With His Thoughts On The Winter Ahead
Everybody’s cost structure is increasing - inflation is sitting at 15.8% and that has a massive effect on profitability and ultimately costs for the consumer. This from Otago Federated Farmers president Luke Kane who joins Anna Thomas on Round Up with his thoughts on...
Beef + Lamb NZ Estimates The Cyclones Cost Sheep And Beef Farmers Between $367 – $22m
Beef + Lamb NZ estimates the cyclones cost sheep and beef farmers between $367 - $22m B+LNZ has worked out the direct on-farm impact on sheep and beef farmers of Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle, and the Auckland Anniversary weather event. The aim is to tell the Government...
About 700 Homeowners Nationally Will Get Government And Council Buyout Offers After Suffering Damage In Cyclones Earlier This Year
About 700 homeowners nationally will get Government and council buyout offers after suffering damage in cyclones earlier this year. Areas badly hit by cyclones have been designated a category depending on the extent of damage and the potential for rebuilding. Category...
Trade And Export Minister Damen O’Connor Is Off To London For The Commonwealth Trade Ministers’ Meeting
Trade and Export Minister Damen O’Connor is off to London to for the Commonwealth Trade Ministers’ Meeting and then to Paris to vice-chair the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting. He says the Commonwealth Trade Ministers’ Meeting is an opportunity to discuss with our...
Forestry Contractors Are Struggling At The Moment Due To The Poor Price Of Logs – Toby Williams Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Forestry contractors are struggling at the moment due to the poor price of logs. Forestry owners are stopping harvesting as they say it is not worth cutting down the trees. This leaves contractors “out on a limb”...and Toby Williams Federated Farmers Meat and Wool...
The Government Has Not Ruled Out A Fertiliser Tax As An Interim Funding Measure While The Agriculture Sector Continues To Work Out How Best To Price Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Government has not ruled out a fertiliser tax as an interim funding measure while the agriculture sector continues to work out how best to price its greenhouse gas emissions. In December, the Government responded to outcry from farmers at an earlier proposal to...
A Sustainability Hub Is One Of The New Features Set To Capture Attention At Fieldays In A Couple Of Weeks
A Sustainability Hub is one of the new features set to capture attention at Fieldays in a couple of weeks. Fieldays, the southern hemisphere’s largest agricultural event, is the ultimate launch platform for cutting-edge technology and innovation and Fieldays Society...
The Tararua Region East Of Palmerston North Was Badly Impacted By The February Cyclones – Sally Dryland Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
The Tararua region east of Palmerston North was badly impacted by the February cyclones and the damaged land is about a third of the size of the Hawkes Bay carnage. Federated Farmers Tararua President Sally Dryland says locals are finally seeking help. Sally Dryland...