A West Coast Farming Leader Says The Region Is On The Cusp Of Drought
A West Coast farming leader says the region is on the cusp of drought, with some farmers already buying extra feed and offloading stock. While it has been a wet summer for much of the country, on the West Coast it has been a different story, with some parts not having...
We Awaited With Interest The Latest Consumers Price Index Release To See Any Signs Of Inflation Decreasing – Mark Leishman Is Joined By Nick Clark Federated Farmers Manager Of General Policy On Round Up
We awaited with interest the latest consumers price index release to see if there were any signs inflation was decreasing. The result saw the CPI increase 7.2 percent in the 12 months to December 2022. Stats NZ says that follows another 7.2 percent annual increase in...
A New Sight On Roads Around Auckland And Waikato With Fonterra Using An Electric Truck For The First Time To Cart Its Products
You might notice a new sight on roads around Auckland and the Waikato with Fonterra using an electric truck for the first time to cart its products. The Volvo FL Electric truck is the latest addition to Fonterra’s EV fleet following its first fully electric milk...
Last Year Wayne Langford Was At The Helm Of A Very Successful Telethon For His Meat The Need Charity – Wayne Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Late last year Wayne Langford was at the helm of a very successful telethon for his Meat the Need charity. Now things are back to normal .. as normal as can be expected in these time, and Wayne is back lobbying on behalf of farmers as Fed Farmers National Vice...
Fonterra Has Ordered Dairy Farmers To Stop Killing Bobby Calves Unless They Have A Humane Reason To Do So
Fonterra has ordered dairy farmers to stop killing bobby calves unless they have a humane reason to do so. From June all non - replacement bobby calves are required to be raised for beef, veal, or pet food supply in order to adhere to consumer guarantee standards...
Zespri’s First Exports Of Italian Grown SunGold Kiwifruit To China Are On The Shelves In Time For Chinese New Year
Zespri’s first exports of Italian grown SunGold kiwifruit to China are on the shelves in time for Chinese New Year. An Italian reefer charter vessel completed its maiden voyage, with more than 4000 pallets - 3300 tonnes or 942,000 trays - of Italian-grown SunGold...
A New Farm In Canterbury Has Tested Positive For Mycoplasma Bovis
A new farm in Canterbury has tested positive for Mycoplasma bovis. As part of the M bovis eradication programme, which began in 2018, around 180,000 cattle from more than 270 farms have been culled. MPI says the latest detection on a Banks Peninsula farm means there...
The Year Is Underway With Calls From The East Coast For An Inquiry Into The State Of The Region’s Roads – Toby Williams Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
The year is underway with calls from the East Coast for an inquiry into the state of the region’s roads and the effects of forestry slash. Federated Farmers Gisborne-Wairoa President Toby Williams says residual material and slash from forestry harvesting has...
Capsule That Delivers Methane-Inhibiting Substance Into Stomachs Of Livestock And Significantly Reduces The Country’s Greenhouse Footprint
A capsule that delivers a methane-inhibiting substance into the stomachs of livestock and significantly reduces the country’s greenhouse footprint…and all by 2025! Waikato-based Ruminant BioTech is a start-up creating the pill that it says reduces cattle-made methane...