From the CEO: Our Good Reputation
OPINION: Harvest begins, and almost immediately we start to get media enquiries about how the vintage is going and whether it is going to be a good year for New Zealand wine.
Timaru farmers Warren and Joy Darling are now the Guinness World Record (GWR) holders for the highest barley yield.
As first reported in Rural News February 3, the world record attempt took place in January this year and was ratified by GWR on April 15 with a yield of 13.8t/ha from the Blackman Agriculture bred variety 776.
“It was like being back in school knowing you had done really well on a test, but until you receive the final mark, it is an anxious time,” Warren Darling commented.
He says all three generations of the Darling family came together on the day of the record attempt: it was a family affair and a momentous day for the Poplar Grove team.
“The satisfaction from achieving world record status is incredible,” Darling adds. “It is outstanding that the South Canterbury region of New Zealand is recognised on the global stage for growing world record breaking crops.”
Participating companies in the Guinness World Record attempt include the Exclusive Grain Group (Blackman Agriculture UK and Canterbury Seed), Agronomy Solutions, Ballance Agri-Nutrients, Bayer CropScience, Claas Harvest Centre Canterbury, Power Farming Timaru and Rabobank.
New Zealand dairy processors are welcoming the Government’s commitment to continuing to push for Canada to honour its trade commitments.
An educational programme, set up by Beef + Land New Zealand, to connect farmers virtually with primary and intermediate school students has reported the successful completion of its second year.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to declare 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Waikato herd health veterinarian Katrina Roberts is the 2024 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.
Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand has no intention of backing down in a trade dispute with Canada over dairy products.
Horticulture NZ chief executive Nadine Tunley will step down in August.