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Dairy strong despite 'correction'

RaboResearch’s Emma Higgins says global supply and demand dynamics still lend themselves to supporting a strong milk price.

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell says results of the last two dairy auctions reflect volatility in the global markets.

Government sees sense and pushes pause on winter grazing rules

The Government has deferred the introduction of IWG practice regulations for a year until May 2022.

Farmers are welcoming the Government’s decision to delay intensive winter grazing (IWG) rules until May next year.

Govt 'naivety' cause of crisis

Paul Paynter says the current worker shortage crisis in the apple sector can be sheeted home to Government naivety.

Johnny Appleseed is one of the largest apple growers in New Zealand; director Paul Paynter says the current worker shortage crisis in the sector can be sheeted home to Government naivety.

Director fee hike voted down by levypayers

BLNZ chair Andrew Morrison says the board stood by its decision to include the director fee resolution at the meeting despite it being rejected by farmers.

A controversial move to increase the director fees was voted down by farmers at Beef + Lamb NZ’s annual meeting in Invercargill, last week.

Hort picking off meat workers

Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva.

Some orchardists in Hawkes Bay are so short of people to pick their fruit that they are resorting to ‘poaching’ workers from the meat companies.

No 'one trick' pony

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell says its solid half-year results shows the strategy is up and running and delivering outcomes.

Fonterra says its revised strategy, focusing on value rather than volume, is paying off.

Message sent!

Farmers have sent a clear message to Beef+Lamb NZ by voting out one of their directors.

Sheep and beef farmers have sent a clear message to the Beef+Lamb NZ board by voting out one long-time director and nearly dumping another.

Rotten times?

Johnny Appleseed’s Paul Paynter describes the situation as an impending crisis.

Hawke's Bay's multi-million dollar apple industry is facing a crisis like never before – all because there are not enough people available to pick the apple crop.

Rural market consolidates

According to REINZ, farm sales are up from last year.

Data released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 129 more farm sales (+39.2%) for the three months ended February 2021 than for the three months ended February 2020.

Conference focuses on new future for pastoral industries

An international virtual conference that focuses on cultivating a shift towards more sustainable and ethical grazing systems will involve presentations from experts all over the world.

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OPINION: FARM (Facts About Ruminant Methane) is a group of farmers and scientists who question the need for drastic cuts in ruminant methane. Owen Jennings prosecutes FARM’s argument in the second of a two part opinion piece…

Absurdity on steroids

The Climate Change Commission has suggested reducing ruminant methane by over 10%.

OPINION: F.A.R.M. (Facts About Ruminant Methane) is a group of farmers and scientists who question the need for drastic cuts in ruminant methane. They argue that there is a natural cycle where the emitters of a GHG (methane) use as much as they emit to grow the grass the cows need to produce the methane and thus puts ruminant methane in a different category to fossil fuel emissions.