Meat processors are debunking activists’ claims that the recent IPCC Report on Climate Change and Land has called for lower meat consumption to save the planet.

A sudden drop in log prices which impacted the New Zealand commodity price index in July seems to have stabilised, says ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby.

In a move to improve farming training the Government will set up an industry ‘centre of excellence for vocational education’ – or CoVE.

The dairy industry must look forward continually to assess itself as fit for purpose – or not.

Farmers already under the pump in trying to meet the requirements of the Government’s impending Zero Carbon Bill legislation will soon be hit soon by even more compliance costs.

Calving is in full swing at an Auckland dairy farm owned by NZ Young Farmers (NZYF).

Various tools and technologies are now available to help dairy farmers optimise heat detection, says CRV Ambreed.

Good bull management means running adequate numbers of bulls with the herd, reducing their stress, and handling bulls to minimise the risk of injury to people and animals, says DairyNZ.

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell will provide “a bit of colour” around divestments and reducing costs across the business on Sept 12, says chair John Monaghan.

New research will determine if there is a better way of prioritising investigation of farms potentially infected with Mycoplasma bovis.