New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
The 15,000 bales of South Island wool on offer this week saw an 82% clearance and a generally dearer market overall, fully recovering from the previous weeks' North Island softer sale on April 18.
Half of New Zealand's sheep and beef farmers are worried about their on-going viability, the latest quarterly 'Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey' has shown.
FARMERS IN Manawatu/Rangitikei are unhappy the Environment Court refused to consider additional economic evidence on Horizon Regional Council’s controversial One Plan. They blame Horizons for causing confusion over the matter.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANISED criminals are moving into rural areas, says crime prevention advocate Crimestoppers.
STEEP hills and balding, underinflated tyres were partly the cause of three fatal Northland quad crashes examined this month by the coroner’s court.
FARMERS SHOULD lead the conservation movement to get the best return on their products, says farmer/conservationist, Dan Steele.
“You can see exactly what’s going to happen,” Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairman Mike Petersen told Rural News. “There’s going to be low and slow supply from both the EU and New Zealand which is going to make it incredibly hard to fill Christmas orders.”
A CAMPAIGN to get a ‘Fonterra style’ single model for the meat industry is gathering momentum: farmers will meet on April 26 at Feilding to discuss the idea.
AUSTRALIAN DAIRY farmers struggling under the weight of mounting losses are walking away from their land.
DIFFERENT PRIMARY industries may need to work together to reduce shipping costs, says Pipfruit New Zealand chairwoman Nadine Tunley, Nelson.
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WINNING THE title ‘Dairy Woman of the Year’ would open the door to represent the dairy industry in an urban context, says BEL Group business manager Justine Kidd, Waipukurau.
THE HOUND was surprised to discover that NZ First’s spokesman on primary industries is none other than its best-known Dick – aside from Winston that is – Richard Prosser! Prosser claimed there are better ways of resolving difficulties in farm finance than throwing people off the land and cited farm debt mediation laws that exist in Australia and Canada as examples for New Zealand to follow.
ORGANICS ADVOCATES are among the first to claim they have open minds. However, a recent tirade by a Soil and Health Association Organic NZ spokeswoman – sorry, spokesperson – makes your old mate think their minds are anything but open.
AS FONTERRA last month announced a 33% surge in half-year net profit, its share price had another story to tell.
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