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Editorial: Scrutiny needed

OPINION: Beef+Lamb NZ and the NZ Meat Board’s annual meeting, to be held in Invercargill on March 17, is likely to be a more fiery affair than the usual.

Cattle prices remain strong

Rabobank say they expect solid returns from key export markets.

Strong demand and limited cattle supplies saw cattle prices rise across most major cattle producing countries.

Farmers still waiting

DairyNZ is calling on the Government to respond to an advisory group’s recommendations to improve winter grazing rules.

Allied Farmers' profits nosedives

Allied Farmers chairman Richard Perry says the poor returns from the veal processing operations continue to have a major impact on performance.

Allied Farmers posted a better-than-expected net profit of $531,000 for the six months ending December 31, 2020.

Healthy half year for PGG Wrightson

PGW chief executive Stephen Guerin says its rural supplies business had seen solid growth across most categories.

Rural services company PGG Wrightson’s (PGW) net profit leapt 41% in the first half of the current financial year to $18m – up from $12.8m for the same time last year.

Wool-only strategy paying off

Cavalier chief executive Paul Alston remains positive about future sales.

Carpet maker Cavalier Corporation says its revised strategy to trade in only woolen carpets is paying dividends.

Fonterra's trans-Tasman dairy trademark stoush finally over

Fonterra's battle with Bega Cheese over trademark ended last month.

A long-running trademark dispute between Fonterra and Australian dairy giant Bega Cheese has ended with the court last month rejecting both parties’ claims.

Meat sector aids students

The MIA says the scholarships are designed to increase the awareness of the red meat processing industry to tertiary students.

Eleven young New Zealanders have been awarded scholarships from the meat sector to help fund their tertiary education.

Bank closures a real headache

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) says rural communities are being ignored as Kiwibank moves to close five banks in regional areas.

More scientific proof needed

Report lead author Dr Gwen Grelet says there is an urgent need for accurate scientific testing of agriculture's claimed benefits.

A new report has joined the chorus within the agricultural sector calling for proper scientific testing of the claims being made by regenerative agriculture practitioners and proponents.