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Software delivers profit

A Northland dairy farmer says using farm management software is helping him drive profitability.

Farms will be needed to hit tree target

The targets will require planting an average of 100 million a year for 10 years.

Farmers or landowners will need to plant trees on their land if the Government is to reach its target of planting one billion trees in 10 years, says Forestry Owners Association president Peter Clark.

Fonterra’s A2 milk deal ‘positive’

The a2 Milk Company has joined forces with Fonterra to boost sales of A2 milk in NZ and Australia.

Waikato farmers may switch to A2 milk provided there’s a suitable premium attached to the milk payment, says the region’s Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven.

North v South contest for Māori dairy title

Māori farms near Rotorua and Hokitika are the finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for dairy.

Rabbit killer virus gets go-ahead

Rabbit damage on farmland near Dunstan, Central Otago. PHOTO: BOB DOUGLAS

Environment Canterbury says the long-awaited nationwide release of a new strain of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (calicivirus) will go ahead in the next few weeks.

Foresters raise concerns about cutting rights changes

Forestry Owners Association chair Peter Clark.

A proposal that the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) should approve or decline sales of forest cutting rights to foreigners is like a “solution looking for a problem".

River quality the top priority

Environment Minister David Parker says water quality in rivers is his number-one priority and he will soon take a range of measure to the Cabinet.

Changing the face of the Mackenzie

The five agencies with statutory responsibility for managing land and water in the Mackenzie Basin have welcomed a report outlining ways for them to better coordinate their work.

Swede stuff-up fans out

The visual differences between yellow- and white-fleshed swede varieties alerted PGG Wrightson Seeds to a mix-up in swede seed affecting many farmers. SUPPLIED/PGG WRIGHTSON

PGG Wrightson is blaming human error for a mix-up resulting in farmers, mostly in the South Island, planting a livestock swede of a variety older than they ordered.

Rural med school pledge at risk

Short-sightedness and political game-playing by the new Government have prompted the withholding of $4.5 million pledged to help set up a Waikato rural medical school.