Former Rural Banker Head And Now Te Awamutu Dairy Farmer Ian Farelly is Urging Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr Not To Raise The Official Cash Rate
Former rural banker head and now Te Awamutu dairy farmer Ian Farelly is urging Reserve bank Governor Adrian Orr not to raise the official cash rate. Analysts are predicting another rise of 25 basis points to try and halt inflation but Mr Farelly says that along with...
Organisers Of The 125th Mackenzie A&P Highland Show Are Calling On The Community To Come Out And Support The Show
Organisers of the 125th Mackenzie A&P Highland Show are calling on the community to come out and support the show after a two year absence. The show, considered the largest one-day event of its type in New Zealand, is held annually on Easter Monday in Fairlie and...
Weather Watch Has Released Its Predictions For Autumn Philip Duncan Says Rainfall Looks To Be Normal Or Even Below Normal
Weather Watch has released its predictions for Autumn. Chief forecaster Philip Duncan says La Nina is gone and now we're in a neutral period which means Autumn is Autumn, without any major climate driver changing things. So in the coming month New Zealand and...
Dairy Farmers Are Feeling The Pinch Of Higher Costs And Weaker Prices – Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Is Richard McIntyre Who Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Dairy farmers are feeling the pinch of higher costs and weaker prices increasing the chance that some indebted businesses may fail. The drop in Fonterra's forecast payout and the expected rise in the Official Cash rate … alongside weaker global demand has suggests...
Southland’s Leon Samuels Won The New Zealand Shears Open Final In Te Kuiti On Saturday Night And Is In the New Zealand Team To Compete At The World Championships
Southland’s Leon Samuels won the New Zealand Shears open final in Te Kuiti on Saturday night and is in the New Zealand team to compete at the World Championships. He became the first South Island shearer to win either the New Zealand Shears or Golden Shears open title...
Northern South Island Farmer Director Kate Acland Has Been Elected Chair Of The Beef + Lamb New Zealand Board
Northern South Island farmer director Kate Acland has been elected chair of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand board. Kate Acland, is B+LNZ’s first female chair in 100 years and was elected at the conclusion of BLNZ’s annual meeting in New Plymouth. Previous chair Andrew...
Fonterra Has Cut Its 2022/23 Season Forecast To A Range Of $8.00 To $8.60 Per Kg Of Milk Solids
Fonterra has cut its 2022/23 season forecast to a range of $8.00 to $8.60 per kg of milk solids reducing the midpoint of the range by 20 cents from $8.50 to $8.30 per kg. Chief executive Miles Hurrell says the change reflects short-term demand for products that...
Feds Meat And Wool Chair Is Calling For An Urgent Reset Of The Ministerial Inquiry Into Land Use On The East Coast – Toby Williams Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Feds Meat and Wool Chair Toby Williams is calling for an urgent reset of the Ministerial inquiry into land use on the East Coast. He’s worried about the impact of losing Forestry Minister Stuart Nash and environmental governance expert Bill Bayfield who has resigned...
Silver Fern Farms, The Country’s Largest Meat Processor And Marketer, Has Announced A Profit Of 82%
Silver Fern Farms, the country’s largest meat processor and marketer, has announced a profit of 82%. The Dunedin-based company reported a record profit of $189.3 million last year, up from $103.8m in 2021. Revenue rose to $3.27 billion from $2.75b the previous year....