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Editorial: Tough road ahead

Trade and Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor.

OPINION: Trade Minister Damien O'Connor recently flew of to the UK and Eu in an effort to add some much needed momentum to the glacial pacde of free trade talks currently taking place between NZ and both Britain and Europe.

Everything looks like going up!

Dairy

Global dairy spot markets, for the most part, have been stuck in neutral through May.

Red meat sector exports steady in April

Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva.

New Zealand red meat exports remained steady in April with a total of $863 million worth of meat and co-products exported to global markets.

Changing look for NZ lamb?

AgResearch’s Clarospec team - Dr Mos Sharifi, left, Dr Trevor Stuthridge and Dr Cameron Craigie - with their awards at the Food Fibre & Agritech Challenge in Christchurch in mid-May. Supplied

New Zealand meat producers will have to change their breeding priorities to take a full advantage of a new optical meat quality monitoring system being developed by AgResearch.

Meticulous planning helps farmers take out deer award

Central Hawkes Bay deer farmers Grant and Sally Charteris, winners of the 2021 Elworthy Award, the premier environmental accolade for deer farmers.

Central Hawke's Bay farmers Grant and Sally Charteris were recently named the winners of the 2021 Elworthy Award.

LIC offloads struggling business

Chair Murray King concedes that despite significant efforts by LIC its automation business has seldom been profitable.

Farmer Co-operative LIC is offloading its automation business that it has struggled to make a money earner.

How will the beef and lamb vote break

BLNZ is facing a battle as it fights against typical farmer apathy when it comes voting and a growing level of discontent about the industry organisation’s performance.

Farmers around the country will vote soon on whether or not Beef+Lamb NZ will retain its right to continue to levy them and fund its operations.

Plan for Government-imposed farm plans take shape

Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor says its levy-funded farm plan covers much of the Government’s new guidance.

An agreed framework on farm plans has been made between Government and the farming sector.

Wide price range 'realistic'

BNZ senior economist Doug Steel says there are risks on both the up and down sides - evidenced by Fonterra's wide $1.50 forecast range.

Fonterra's wide forecast milk price range for the new season is realistic, says BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.

NZ and Ireland farming's GHG battle

Irish scientist Dr Dale Crammond believes there is a huge opportunity for NZ and Ireland to cooperate more – especially in terms of methane research.

A top climate change policy advisor to the Irish government says Ireland and New Zealand should become close allies to combat the negative narrative against the dairy industry. Peter Burke reports.