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Water Accord - ‘business as usual’

The targets in the Sustainable Dairying Water Accord are effectively becoming normal business practice for dairy farmers, says a DairyNZ director, Alister Body.

Rust never sleeps!

Farmers in the Kerikeri region have been asked to assist in the Ministry for Primary Industries myrtle rust response.

A $7 payout on the cards?

BNZ’s Doug Steel says current prices and currency levels point to a $7-plus payout next season.

After five consecutive increases in Global Dairy Price (GDT) auctions, a $7/kgMS opening forecast for the new 2017-18 season is feasible.

Dairy hate campaign hits farmers’ kids

Children of dairy farmers are being bullied at school, just because of the work their parents do.

Fairton gets the chop

Employees of Silver Ferns Farms’ Fairton freezing works emerge from last week’s meeting where they were told the plant would be closing.

Declining sheep numbers are blamed for the decision to close Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton lamb processing works near Ashburton.

More trainee doctors for rural practices

The University of Auckland says it wants to place more medical students in rural GP practices for longer periods of time.

Record avocado sales

Avocado sales in the 2016-17 season reached a record $198 million.

Ahuwhenua finalist hosts field day

Ahuwhenua Trophy Management Committee chairman Kingi Smiler.

More than 150 people turned up to Pukepoto Farm Trust on May 4 for the last of three field days in the Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award for sheep and beef.

Possum control operation to get underway

An aerial operation to control possum numbers in the Silver Peaks, an area of rough forest and tussock and scrub covered hill country near Dunedin, will get underway this month.

First meat shipment to Iran

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the first export shipment of meat to Iran, scheduled for processing and export later this month by Wellington company Taylor Preston.