WORKING WITH MAORI trusts to optimise land use in Northland could be worth $715 million in gross output, says Minister for Primary Industries (MPI) Nathan Guy.

A LEADING Maori agribusinesswoman says there’s a myth going around about the so-called ‘potential’ of Maori farming.

FONTERRA HAS reported a great start to milk production, but it may be too early to talk about a record season.

HORTICULTURE NZ’S new president Julian Raine wants to do things differently to get better value for growers. 

FINNISH DAIRY processor Valio’s experiment with lactose-free milk 12 years ago had sceptics, even within the farmer-owned cooperative.

THE HOUND sees Dr Mike Joy(less) has been awarded a gong from his union mates. The good ‘doctor’ was honoured for “his promotion of academic freedom and contribution to public education” at the Tertiary Educators Union’s (TEU) second annual awards recently.

THE CYNICAL suggestion “Vote early, and vote often” is attributed to infamous gangster Al Capone and his attempts to rig elections in his general favour.

IN THE 2007/08 drought Wayne Reynolds’ cows chewed covers down to four clicks and average cover across his 154ha effective farm was just 1190kgDM/ha.

A NEW 1.4m3 capacity mixer will make supplement mixing available to a wider range of farmers, says farm equipment importer Power Farming.

NEW ZEALAND has become the fastest growing export market for Canadian-made Jaylor International dairy feed mixers, reports distributor Power Farming.