New Zealand needs to stay at the cutting edge of food production and lift its sustainability credentials
New Zealand needs to stay at the cutting edge of food production and lift its sustainability credentials. Ag Minister Damien O’Connor suggests one way is through a vertical farming venture that uses up to 95% less water, is climate resilient, and pesticide-free. The...
Six Weeks After Cyclone Gabrielle Ravaged The North Island, Many People Have Barely Made A Dent In The Massive Clean-Up – Jim Galloway Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Six weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle ravaged the North Island, many people have barely made a dent in the massive clean-up. The Farmy Army has been enlisted and Hawkes Bay Feds provincial president Jim Galloway says every farm in Central Hawke’s Bay will be dealing with...
Gisborne Beef And Sheep Farmers Fear They’ll Have Paddocks Full Of Starving Animals This Winter
Gisborne Beef and sheep farmers fear they'll have paddocks full of starving animals this winter, because there's no safe way to get them off the paddocks or to the meatworks. Federated Farmers Gisborne/Wairoa acting president Charlie Reynolds says his premium beef...
South Island Oat-Milk Brand Otis, Is To Produce Its Oatmilk In NZ After Three Years Abroad
South Island oat-milk brand Otis, is to produce its oatmilk in NZ after three years abroad. A new plant milk manufacturing site is to be built in east Auckland with beverage-maker Free Flow Manufacturing expanding its existing facility in Glen Innes to produce up to...
It Has Been A Pretty Good Season For Grain And Seed Growers In Canterbury – Federated Farmers Grain Vice Chair Brian Leadley Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
It has been a pretty good season for grain and seed growers in Canterbury …although they have had quite a bit of rain to make things challenging. Federated Farmers Grain Vice Chair Brian Leadley joins Mark Leishman on Round Up.
Synlait Has Warned Of A Substantial Slump In Profitability Ahead Of Its Interim FY2023 Results To Be Released Next Week
Synlait has warned of a substantial slump in profitability ahead of its interim FY2023 results to be released next week. Its announced a new market guidance of $15 million to $25m net profit after tax for the full financial year, compared with $38.5m last financial...
A Controlled Area Set Up In Mid Canterbury To Stop The Spread Of Cattle Disease Mycoplasma Bovis Is Being Stood Down
A controlled area set up in Mid Canterbury to stop the spread of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is being stood down. The MPI set up the area around the infected ANZCO Five Star feedlot near Ashburton in October - after the disease began to spread in the area. Eight...
Thousands Of Beehives Have Disappeared In The East Coast Storms With Beekeepers Counting The Cost After A Very Difficult Season Followed By A Weather Disaster
Thousands of beehives have disappeared in the East Coast storms with beekeepers counting the cost after a very difficult season followed by a weather disaster. Apiculture NZ CEO Karen Kos says the destruction includes entire businesses with honey extraction and...
Call Going Out To All New Zealanders To Make A Donation Which Will Go Towards Buying Material To Help Restore The Critical Farm Infrastructure – Andrew Hoggard Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
The Post Your Support donations drive was launched at the Central Districts Field Days in Manawatū on Friday, with the call going out to all New Zealanders to make a donation which will go towards buying material to help restore the critical farm infrastructure. The...