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$25,000 repair bill and still battling

Taranaki farmer Brendan Attrill says environment remains a priority despite the low payout.

The low payout is not holding back flood-ravaged farmers in parts of Taranaki from replanting riparian areas or fencing waterways.

Published in General News

Building a talent pipeline

A Northland teenager says being part of a TeenAg club at high school kept him in school longer than he had intended, and opened him up to new possibilities in the primary industries.

Published in General News

Banks lend a helping hand

Banks are providing much needed support to New Zealand’s dairy industry during this period of desperately low prices, say Federated Farmers.

Published in Agribusiness

Chicory as summer crop

One response to tight economic circumstances for many dairy farmers is to look at reducing the amount of feed they buy in for their cows, says fertiliser co-op Ravensdown.

Published in Management

Plant expert boosts team

Plant science specialist Dr Lydia Cranston has joined Massey University’s International Sheep Research Centre.

Published in Farm Health

Huge variety in South Island farmer competition

New Zealand’s largest free-farmed pig enterprise, Patoa Farms (run by the Sterne family) were winners of the 2014 SI Farmers of the Year title.

Entries representing every aspect of New Zealand farming have been received for the 2015 Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year award.

Published in Management

Better autumn pasture mgmt could net $150k more

Far North dairy farmer David Gray says farmers need to match their rotation length to leaf emergence.

Keeping tight control of pasture growth in spring and autumn could help drystock profitability, according to Northland pastoral farming specialists.

Published in Management

A flicker of light at end of tunnel?

Like many in the agri sector I was more than happy to see dairy prices rise sharply in the August 19 GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction.

Published in Opinion

Farm debt bill is well-timed

There’s a growing degree of anguish in the rural sector, says Deborah Hart.

Farm debt mediation is back in the national spotlight, and not a moment too soon.

Published in Opinion

What’s in store during the next levy cycle?

In the last two weeks I’ve had the good fortune to catch up with hundreds of farmers nationwide as they’ve turned out to see what Beef + Lamb New Zealand is planning in the next six year levy cycle.

Published in Opinion