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A proposed recycling levy on commonly used polyethylene woven seed sacks and bags is likely to come into effect next year.
The Centre for Climate Action Joint Venture (the JV) says it will invest up to $2.5 million to support research on developing a methane vaccine and methane inhibitor for use on New Zealand farms.
Rabobank has announced an opening farmgate milk forecast of $8.20kg/MS for the 2023/24 season, while also highlighting vastly changed global dairy markets.
Otago sheep and beef farmers Steven and Kellie Nichol won the coveted Gordon Stephenson Trophy at the recent Ballance Farm Environment Awards. As such, they also become the 2023 national ambassadors for sustainable farming and growing.
Farmers are being urged to consider other options to support ewe performance over lambing, following a ban on the sale and use of Bionic Capsules.
New Zealand honey producers are "disappointed but undeterred", while Australian beekeepers have welcomed a "common sense" ruling.
"We thought last year was bad, but this is the highest on-farm inflation rate for sheep and beef farmers in 40 years.”
No surprises, it's been a bad year for the kiwifruit sector with the final numbers recently released by Zespri.
The country's export apple crop has taken a big hit as a result of the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) estimates the cost for sheep and beef farmers from recent severe weather events – including Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary weather bomb – could total between $367 million and $422 million.
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Poor infrastructure has the potential to bring the country to its economic knees.
Beef+Lamb NZ claims it has been told by at least one group of farmers that they should keep negotiating with the Government on the contentious issue of dealing with agricultural emissions.
Farmers have been told that an opening forecast milk price of $8/kgMS this season hinges on China’s demand for whole milk powder (WMP) bouncing back.
Government and ag sector leaders' vision of a deal pricing on-farm greenhouse gas emissions - via the highly controversial He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) agreement - appears to be dead in the water.
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