On-farm inflation for sheep and beef farmers has eased but high input prices continue to affect farm profitability.

Entries have opened for the 2024 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards.

Voting is underway for Farmlands director elections with six candidates vying for two vacant positions.

Dairy

The mood in horticulture is cautiously optimistic, according to the chair of Horticulture NZ, Barry O'Neil.

OPINION: The recent Federated Farmers / Rabobank 2024 Farming Salaries Report revealed strong growth in farm salaries over the past two years.

The low unemployment environment is one of the key factors driving on-farm salaries higher over the past 24 months, says Rabobank general manager for country banking Bruce Weir.

A year on and the problems created by Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle has largely dropped off the radar of media and politicians.

The red meat sector is welcoming the start of trade negotiations between New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Incoming Silver Fern Farms chair and King Country farmer Anna Nelson wants the future of farming and rural communities to be thriving, healthy and happy.