Don't hold back!
OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding…
DROUGHT RAVAGED dairy farmers should not expect immediate respite when the rain arrives.
BEES FACE starvation and, surprisingly, drowning as a result of the drought, says John Hartnell, head Federated Farmers’ bee group.
MANY SHEEP and beef farmers will need to arrange bank help to carry them through the drought, says Professor Keith Woodford, Lincoln University.
ABOUT 20 calls a day are being received by the Waikato Rural Support Trust, mostly from young farmers concerned about their financial position.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairman Mike Petersen challenged meat companies at its annual meeting in Wanaka this month. “Farmers want to hear for themselves the gains made by companies in the procurement and market areas; not in PR speak, but real numbers of real gains making a dollar difference to returns to farmers.” Rural News put this to the four big meat companies and a couple of others. Here are their responses.
Protest meetings in Victoria and South Australia, further planned demonstrations and a direct meeting have all left Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig unmoved.
AUSTRALIAN BEEF farmers are pushing the Gillard Government to restart free trade agreement talks with South Korea. Industry leaders visited Seoul this month seeking to resume talks with the South Koreans.
THE THREAT of climate change to global agriculture will be the focus of an international conference in the United States this month.
THE HOT dry summer is a boost for horticulture, but growers too need rain in the next few weeks.
THE 2013 year started with reasonable optimism. Dairy production was tracking nicely and dairy prices took off. For sheep there was hope that new Asian demand for lamb and wool would bring a move in the right direction. Meanwhile, the US drought last year meant demand for our beef, grains and produce were looking healthy.
More...
FONTERRA FARMERS bought at least 100,000 posts in one week as part of their effort to reach the co-op’s stock exclusion goal.
AS MORE regions are declared drought zones farmers can only despair of ill-informed comment – mainly by non-farmers and big-city media – showing up the rural/urban divide. It’s a chasm.
THE HOUND hears that the ‘Green Rig’ – a mobile environmental display owned by Horizons Regional Council – has been sold to Auckland Council.
QUAD BIKES should not be portrayed as killing machines; they are simply part of an evolutionary process. Many of the news media critics of these magnificent machines have never been close to one.
The Hound
» Connect with Rural News
Popular Reads
Farmers Advised to Look Beyond Palm Kernel Price When Buying Supplementary Feed
When buying supplementary feeds, farmers need to consider the entire package on offer – service, freight and all the components…
Otago Regional Council to launch winter flyovers
Otago Regional Council is set to begin its annual winter farm flyovers in the next three weeks.
Calf rearers say goodbye to leaky teats, poor feeder fit
Leaky teats and poor feeder fit are now a thing of the past for calf rearers - thanks to the…
