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Acting up!

OPINION: The Hound reckons former Fed Farmers president Andrew Hoggard's move to stand for the Act Party at this year's election had to have been the worst kept secret in NZ agri-circles.

Strong demand drives positivity

Dairy

ANZCO return good result

ANZCO Foods chief executive Peter Conley.

Meat processor ANZCO Foods has reported an annual turnover for 2022 of $1.90b - compared with $1.64b for 2021 - and net profit before tax of $147.7m (2021 $75m) for the 2022 financial year.

Igniting results aim of initiative

Agnition’s Jasper van Halder says the company’s mission brief is to build, grow and invest in world-leading Ag-IP and innovations.

The success of Ravensdown’s new commercialisation subsidiary, Agnition, will be measured in results.

Apple orchards surveyed in Cyclone recovery research

Scientists are in the Hawke's Bay, looking at the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the area's apple industry.

Scientists from Plant & Food Research have been collecting data from apple orchards in Hawke’s Bay to better understand the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on plant and soil health and support grower’s management decisions.

Taylor Leabourn wins Pukekohe Young Grower of the Year

Pukekohe Young Grower of the Year Taylor Leabourn.

Taylor Leabourn, a 28-year-old agronomist at LeaderBrand, has been named the 2023 Pukekohe Young Grower of the Year.

Fewer sheep and dairy cattle in 2022

For the first time since the 1850s, the ratio of sheep to people in New Zealand has fallen below five to one.

There are fewer dairy cattle, sheep, and deer in New Zealand’s paddocks.

Feds launch RMA roadshow

Federated Farmers is launching a roadshow opposing the RMA reforms currently going through Parliament.

Federated Farmers have announced a nine-stop rural roadshow opposing the proposed replacement for the Resource Management Act (RMA).

Highlighting rural contracting's impact

Dan Smith is eager on becoming the linchpin between academics and the rural contracting sector.

Lincoln University agribusiness lecturer Dan Smith is surprised that no academic has ever focused on NZ's rural contracting sector.

New breeding index aims to beef up NZ genetics

The new platform is called ‘E-Star’ and its’ promoters believe it will change the pace and focus of NZ beef industry genetics.

A new beef breeding index is expected to be the talk of the bull sales over the next month or so. Six bull studs from around the country have got together and come up with new indexes for the sector, which they claim reflects what the market wants. David Anderson reports...