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China's lockdown impacts NZ
China's Covid lockdowns are impacting on New Zealand agriculture, according to Rabobank.Fonterra opens with mid-point of $9/kgMS
Fonterra’s opening forecast milk price range for the 2022-23 season is set at $8.25 - $9.75/kgMS, with a midpoint of…A defining year ahead!
The coming year is looming as a defining one for New Zealand farming, according to Rabobank agricultural analyst Genevieve Steven.Public round up on glyphosate
The country's environmental regulator agency has released the public feedback it has received on the glyphosate weed killer - commonly…National
FMD scare puts NZ on watch
A recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia has the NZ agriculture sector and its officials on…
Rural health needs will be met - Minister
Health Minister Andrew Little is defending his party's decision not to give 'rural' special legal status in the new health…Supply chain disruption hits meat sector
While global demand and prices for red meat remain strong, supply chain disruptions and significant processing constraints in New Zealand…Farmers fighting for their future
With the final He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) proposal on farm emissions expected to be presented to the Government in…A tough nut to crack!
DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions "is a tough nut to crack".World
FAO distributes seed potatoes to Ukrainian rural families
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has distributed seed potato kits to 17,740 Ukrainian households from across ten of the country’s oblasts (administrative division) so they can plant food in time for the next harvesting season.
Australian trucking industry has the blues
The Australian Trucking Association is flashing its headlights to warn of a worsening situation with supplies of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) throughout the country.
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks
According to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), without proper preparation unpredictable shocks will continue to undermine agrifood systems.
Still waiting
British and New Zealand trade negotiators are burning the midnight oil in a bid to get a free trade agreement between the two countries.
UK FTA hits crucial period
What happens in the next few weeks will be critical for New Zealand to secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK.
Opinion
What makes you happy?
OPINION: I'm sure we could have a very interesting discussion around what would it take to make you happy.
Faster kill weights an answer?
OPINION: Mitigation strategies killing off the microbes that construct methane from free hydrogen are ineffective, because that hydrogen must be…Editorial: No free lunch!
OPINION: The ink was barely dry on the Government’s newly released emissions reductions plan before the whining began.Death and taxes the only answer!
OPINION: In the past several months, three separate articles have appeared purporting to explain the current situation in New Zealand…Editorial: A sick joke!
OPINION: When the Covid pandemic broke out over two years ago, Jacinda Ardern waxed lyrical about the importance of the…Agribusiness
ANZCO posts record profit
Meat processor and exporter ANZCO Foods has joined other NZ agri-sector businesses and reported a record net profit of $75m…
China's lockdown impacts NZ
China's Covid lockdowns are impacting on New Zealand agriculture, according to Rabobank.Applications open for Associate Director Programme
Alliance Group shareholders are now able to apply for the co-operative’s Associate Director programme.Helping feed the needy
New Zealand generated 571,000 tonnes of food waste annually - including residential and commercial food waste.Dairy commodity price rises drive increase in March exports
The value of total good exports rose strongly in March, driven by increases in dairy products, beef, and aluminium, Stats…Management
Time for lime to shine
New Zealand's lime industry is pointing to the benefits of locally extracted product to help farmers deal with huge increases in fertiliser prices.
Talking about things a must
Farmers in New Zealand have to be prepared for anything – from the ever-changing weather to issues with stock, crops and machinery.
Turning theory into practicality
Kirstin Deuss believes the findings of her research work into soil drainage in Southland will have benefits for other parts of New Zealand as well.
Passion for NZ sheep farming
When Brazilian Dayanne Almeida chose to move to New Zealand, it was our sheep farming expertise that attracted her.
On-farm environment specialists needed
AgResearch Principal Scientist Dr Alec Mackay believes there is real value in farmers engaging subject specialists outside the current suite of advisors such as water quality, biodiversity, climate change and carbon sequestering. Peter Burke reports.
Farm Health
'Pig' of a new welfare code
NZ's pig farming sector believes if a new draft welfare code for pigs is adopted it could spell the end…
Hogget lambs - keep or quit?
Should twins born to ewe hoggets and grown out to heavy weights be retained as replacements and mated as ewe…Combined voice
The two associations representing NZ's crop protection and animal health industries will merge this month.Getting rams ready
Ensuring rams are in peak condition prior to mating will help maximise their performance and their contribution to the genetic…Staggeringly exciting research may save sheep farmers
Livestock researchers around the world can now remotely detect ryegrass staggers in sheep using on-animal sensors.Machinery & Products
A new approach to apprenticeships
By taking a new approach to its apprenticeship programme, agricultural equipment supplier Norwood says it is ensuring farmers’ machinery will…
Hands no longer needed for headland turns
A software update for Valtra tractors combines Auto U-Pilot headland management and Valtra Guide automated steering to help deliver automated…Buck-Rake does the job
With many self-propelled forage harvester manufacturers offering machines hitting 1000hp, the bottleneck in any harvesting system is always likely to…Simple but effective
Sometimes the simplest solutions can deliver much better results.Pigtail standards made to last
Feedback from farmers highlighted frustration at the time and cost involved in frequently replacing failed pigtail posts.Motoring
Safari on a Trek to NZ
Exclusive to the New Zealand market and available in limited supply, the Suzuki Jimny Safari adds to an already versatile…
Updated Navara ute bolder and more refined
The most obvious change to the updated Nissan Navara is the bold, almost American, styling.Warlock offers a touch of magic
Having previously reviewed the RAM 1500 in 2020, we recently took the chance to get behind the wheel of the…Outback now in its 25th year
Now in its 25th year, and sixth edition, the 2021 Subaru’s Outback wagon was recently launched in New Zealand.Strewth mate... it's a shocker!
Over the ditch in Australia, Toyota utes and trucks are the workhorses of the country’s economy.» The RNG Weather Report
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OPINION: Your old mate reckons recent ‘research’ carried out by consultants PWC – claiming that ‘actively managed carbon forestry’ creates…
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OPINION: Your canine crusader - like many in the sector probably would have - raised an eyebrow when he heard…
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No boat to China
Some 300 farmers around the country - supplying 12,000 dairy cattle for export to China have been left hundreds of…
Editorial: A woke joke?
OPINION: Recently Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor made great fanfare when announcing a new farm planning system for farmers and growers.
McDonalds proves healthy for NZ farm produce
Fast food chain McDonald's spent nearly $500 million on New Zealand agriculture products last year.