Westpac Bank Has Set A Target For Cutting The Emissions Of The Farms It Lends To
Westpac bank has set a target for cutting the emissions of the farms it lends to. By 2030, farms it has lent money to will need to have 9 per cent lower emissions per kilogram of meat for sheep and beef, and 10 per cent lower per kilo of milk for dairy. That is off a...
Alliance Group Has Announced A “Disappointing” Loss Which Came Hot On The Heels Of A Record $73.6m After Tax Net Profit In 2022
Alliance Group has announced a “disappointing” loss which came hot on the heels of a record $73.6m after tax net profit in 2022. Its total revenue slipped from $2.2 billion to $2b for the same period. But despite posting the after-tax loss of more than $70 million...
A Sheep And Beef Farmer In Whanganui And Has Just Been Appointed An Associate Director On The Board Of Beef + Lamb NZ – Mark Polson Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Mark Polson is a sheep and beef farmer in Whanganui and has just been appointed an associate director on the board of Beef + Lamb NZ. The associate director role is for a one-year term and aims to give aspiring leaders in the ag sector the chance to observe and...
Seafood Giant Sanford Has Recorded Its Best Revenue Result In Five Years
Seafood giant Sanford has recorded its best revenue result in five years, while its bottom line profit fell due to the previous year's one-off gain. Net profit after tax for the year ended September was $10 million compared to last year's $55.8m - which included a...
Rural Insurer FMG Has Resolved 80% Of Claims And Paid Out More Than $228 Million In Response To Cyclone Gabrielle And The Auckland Anniversary Weekend Floods
Rural insurer FMG has resolved 80% of claims and paid out more than $228 million in response to Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods. The two events are the biggest disasters FMG has faced in its 118-year history and resulted in more claims...
The Most Intense Election Ever Seen In Forest & Bird’s Annual Bird Of The Year Competition, Has Resulted In The Australasian Crested Grebe Winning NZ’s Bird Of The Century
The most intense election ever seen in Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of the Year competition, has resulted in the Australasian crested Grebe winning NZ’s Bird of the Century and mostly due to a British American TV host John Oliver who used his global influence to...
New Data From Stats NZ Offers Hope That Inflation May Be Starting To Ease With Food Prices Down In October
New data from Stats NZ offers hope that inflation may be starting to ease with food prices down in October - led by cheese. Consumer prices manager James Mitchell says Food prices in New Zealand were 6.3% higher than a year ago but were cheaper in October 2023 than...
The Fall Armyworm Flew Over From Australia, And Biosecurity New Zealand Is Hoping It Is Only A Tourist
The fall armyworm flew over from Australia, and Biosecurity New Zealand is hoping it is only a tourist. First discovered in New Zealand in March last year, the pest can chew through more than 350 plant species - which means it could be detrimental to arable and...
Nine Months After Cyclone Gabrielle, Farmers In The Gisborne And Hawke’s Bay Regions Are Slowly Getting Back On Their Feet
Nine months after Cyclone Gabrielle, farmers in the Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay regions are slowly getting back on their feet, and many have Commence the Re-Fence to thank for helping relieve some of the pain of the massive rebuild. It is an initiative of CNH Industrial,...