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Hawke's Bay deer farm part of national project

A Hawke’s Bay deer farm is part of a Ministry for Primary Industries-funded project providing a national snapshot of farm performance.

Omicron planning well underway

Alliance Group and Silver Fern Farm employ more than 12,000 workers between them at the peak of the meat processing season.

The country's major meat processors say they are well down the road in planning how to mitigate the Omicron variant's impact.

Groundswell to pressure HWEN

Groundswell is now turning its attention to farm emissions and the proposed HWEN solutions.

Rural ginger group Groundswell is mounting another campaign - this time against the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) proposals that farmers are being consulted on this month.

Don't milk the record prices!

Daniel Payton says some farmers may be tempted to keep cows in milk for as long as possible, but this could have a detrimental effect on cow condition.

Dairy farmers are being urged not to compromise cow condition as they chase a record milk price this season.

The logistics log-jam!

A recent report from MFAT says last month there were 100 ships queued up over 1,000 miles waiting for a berth at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

There seems to be little respite on the horizon for NZ exporters and importers with massive delays in some key overseas ports.

Farmers urged to plan for Omicron

Will Halliday says it's a matter of having that plan in place before something happens.

Farmers are being urged to have good plans in place for dealing with any major community outbreak of Covid-19 and, in particular, the omicron variant.

Innovation and efficiency key for farmers

Fenemor Innovations popular Vetmarker lamb docking chute is easy to use with less stress on lambs who are released onto their feet. Photo supplied.

Everything that can help farmers work smarter and faster is show at the East Coast Farming Expo.

Balers sitting idle!

Agricultural contractors around NZ are finding getting experienced operators an impossibility due to MIQ failures and government inaction.

Waikato contractor Phil Hawke has two balers sitting idle because there are no experienced drivers to operate them.

A 'Shaw' thing?

It is understood pressure by Climate Change Minister James Shaw is forcing nationwide farmer consultations to go ahead - despite the arrival of the highly contagious Omicron variant in the community.

Pressure from government ministers is effectively forcing the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) nationwide farmer consultation to go ahead.

Free and accessible health and wellness check-ups soon to be available in rural communities

A new Rural Health & Wellness Initiative will see health professionals visiting sale yards and rural events.

Ensuring that rural communities have access to mental and physical health checks is the main objective of a new Rural Health & Wellness initiative, launched this year.