The Hawke’s Bay Horticulture Growers’ Taskforce Is Frustrated With The Lack Of Response To A Simple Equation It Put To The Government
The Hawke’s Bay Horticulture Growers’ Taskforce is frustrated with the lack of response to a simple equation it put to the Government - give us $750 million and save the region $3.5 billion. The taskforce, which is made up of industry and iwi leaders and backed by the...
An Apparent Council Bungle Has Meant The Owner Of Two Roaming Lamb-Killing Dogs Escaped Prosecution
An apparent council bungle has meant the owner of two roaming lamb-killing dogs escaped prosecution, and the North Otago farmer involved is “livid” over what he describes as the organization's incompetence. Bill Malcolm was told yesterday the time limit for...
The Price Of Avocados Has Shot Up At A Time Of Year When They Should Be Plentiful And Cheap – Angus Simms Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
The price of avocados has shot up at a time of year when they should be plentiful and cheap. So once again it goes back to the impact of a terrible summer of survival for many of our growers and a lot of fruit and vegetables. Angus Simms co founded Wonky Box who take...
The Ministerial Inquiry Into Forestry Slash And Sediment In Tairāwhiti/Gisborne And Wairoa Has Been Given A 12-Day Extension
The Ministerial Inquiry into forestry slash and sediment in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne and Wairoa has been given a 12-day extension. The three-member panel for the Inquiry asked for more time due to the number and substance of the submissions received. They received 313...
The First Weekend In May Is A Celebration Of Coming Together For The Duck Shooting Season But It Has Now Become A Significant Part Of Our Kiwi Culture And Heritage
The first weekend in May is a celebration of coming together for the duck shooting season … but it has now become a significant part of our Kiwi culture and heritage. Fish & Game New Zealand is expecting well over 65,000 hunters to turn out for what is widely...
While There Are Currently No Known Cases Of M. Bovis In New Zealand, It Does Not Mean The Disease Is Eradicated
While there are currently no known cases of M. bovis in New Zealand, it does not mean the disease is eradicated. MPIs M. bovis programme director Simon Andrew says they are now hunting down the last bits of infection. The last active confirmed farm in Banks Peninsula...
It Has Been A Great Harvest Season For Arable Farmers In The South Island – Colin Hurst Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
It has been a great harvest season for arable farmers in the South Island … and the autumn crops are all planted. So for some it is time to celebrate and Arable Industry Chair Colin Hurst is wanting his farmers to do just that and enter the Arable Industry Awards....
Farmer-Owned Cooperatives Ravensdown And Balance Have Reduced Fertilizer Prices, With Some Products Down As Much As $200 Per Tonne
Farmer-owned cooperatives Ravensdown and Balance have reduced fertilizer prices, with some products down as much as $200 per tonne. Last year fertilizer prices were up by as much as 25%. Ravensdown has reduced prices on urea by $150 per tonne and granular ammonium...
Farmers Over 65 Are Hurt More Often Than Younger Farmers, And WorkSafe Says More Care Needs To Be Taken Of Children On Farms
Farmers over 65 are hurt more often than younger farmers, and WorkSafe says more care needs to be taken of children on farms. In the first three months of this year there were five farm fatalities and 30 WorkSafe notifiable injuries, with more fatalities on farms than...