Sheep And Beef Farmers Have Been Hit By On-Farm Inflation At A Level Not Seen Since The Early 1980s
Sheep and beef farmers have been hit by on-farm inflation at a level not seen since the early 1980s. Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Sheep and Beef on-farm inflation report shows inflation of 16.3%, the highest level in 40 years and more than double New Zealand’s annual...
A $534 Million Bill For Fruit Quality And A Dive In Grower Payments Have Soured Kiwifruit Marketer Zespri’s Financial Results For 2022-2023
A $534 million bill for fruit quality and a dive in grower payments have soured kiwifruit marketer Zespri’s financial results for 2022-2023. Severe weather and labour shortages, cost increases and supply chain challenges caused falls in global operating revenue and...
The NZ UK Free Trade Agreement Is In Action From Today And Will Boost New Zealand’s Economy By Up To $1 Billion
The NZ UK Free Trade Agreement is in action from today and will boost New Zealand’s economy by up to $1 billion. Kiwi exporters are expected to save an estimated $37 million in tariffs annually with 99.5% of our current exports to the UK will now tariff-free. One...
The Freshwater Farm Plan Regime Being Rolled Out From Mid This Year Looks Set To Impose Significant And Unnecessary New Obligations On Farmers – Colin Hurst Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
The Freshwater Farm Plan regime being rolled out from mid this year looks set to impose significant and unnecessary new obligations on farmers. This from Federated Farmers environment spokesperson Colin Hurst who says from August all pastoral farmers in Waikato and...
Forestry Contractors Are Closing Their Businesses Or Pulling Out Of The Flood-Hit Hawke’s Bay And Gisborne Regions As Pressures On The Industry Continue To Mount
Forestry contractors are closing their businesses or pulling out of the flood-hit Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne regions as pressures on the industry continue to mount. Forest Industry Contractors Association spokesperson Ross Davis says there are “huge concerns” for the...
A Breakthrough Technology To Reduce Methane Is Being Trialed By Craigmore Sustainables In A First For The New Zealand Dairy Industry
A breakthrough technology to reduce methane is being trialed by Craigmore Sustainables in a first for the New Zealand dairy industry. Craigmore’s 400-hectare dairy farm in North Canterbury is the first commercial dairy farm in New Zealand to adopt EcoPond, which is an...
The First Of A Series Of Federated Farmers Roadshows On Changes To The Resource Management Act Got Underway In Ashburton Today – Paul Melville Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
The first of a series of Federated Farmers Roadshows on changes to the Resource Management Act got underway in Ashburton today. The shows are being run alongside the Tax Payers Union and aim to let farmers in on proposed changes to the RMA and how they may be...
A Recent Survey By Landcare Research Estimates That 6.4% Of Bee Colonies Are Lost Due To The Varroa Destructor Mite
A recent survey by Landcare Research estimates that 6.4% of bee colonies are lost due to the Varroa Destructor mite. The annual survey attributes nearly half of all colony losses to the mite demonstrating its destructive effects are escalating. This is a 20% increase...
Biosecurity New Zealand Is Urging People Who Work And Play In And Around The Waikato River To Keep A Lookout For A New Clam Species That Has Been Found At Bob’s Landing Near Lake Karāpiro
Biosecurity New Zealand is urging people who work and play in and around the Waikato River to keep a lookout for a new clam species that has been found at Bob’s Landing near Lake Karāpiro. The freshwater gold clam or Asian clam, is new to NZ and native to eastern Asia...