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Export dip tipped, then recovery

EXPORT COMMODITY prices, already down 9% on a mid-2011 peak, are tipped to slip further in the coming months as Europe deteriorates and Asian growth slows, says Westpac's latest economic outlook report.

Editorial: Young Farmers needs to find its voice

THE NATIONAL Bank Young Farmer Contest is again in full swing with all district qualifiers complete and, at time of writing, the first regional final settled. A glance at the line-up for that decider, held in Balclutha ten days ago to choose the Otago and Southland representative for May's grand final, shows the future of the industry, in that region at least, is in capable hands.

Money key issue with Crafar farms

APPROVAL OF the Crafar farms sale to Chinese buyers by the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has prompted many claims made in the battle to win the New Zealand public's hearts and minds.

Stars aligning for wool?

The once proud and powerful Wool Board, now little more than a shameful memory, has been well picked over.

Mixed pasture pleases

PASTURES WITH more than two species are good for more than just the cows, Agrissentials Far North representative, and Hikurangi farmer, Grant Fallon told the field day.

Soil-first switch suits far north farmer

NINE YEARS ago Erica and Lindsay Whyte's farm, just south of Doubtless Bay, had a problem with land sucking up too much fertiliser and paddocks they weren't able to calve cows in.

Tea tree oil for flies and lice?

AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH has found tea tree oil effective on fly strike and lice in sheep.

Cats and toxo always present

YOU'LL NEVER catch the cats so vaccination is the best way to prevent foetal and lamb losses to toxoplasmosis.

BVD committee considers next steps

WHETHER NEW Zealand moves to eradicate bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), or what the next steps are in a co-ordinated approach to control the disease, will be up for debate next month at a meeting of the BVD steering committee.