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Healthy half year for PGG Wrightson

PGW chief executive Stephen Guerin says its rural supplies business had seen solid growth across most categories.

Rural services company PGG Wrightson’s (PGW) net profit leapt 41% in the first half of the current financial year to $18m – up from $12.8m for the same time last year.

Published in Agribusiness

Major task ahead for NZ farming

The agriculture sector is the largest greenhouse gas emitter in New Zealand, accounting for 40% of our current emissions.

New modelling from the Climate Change Commission has outlined a major task ahead for the agribusiness industry in New Zealand.

Published in Management

Meat prices remain steady

ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby says farmgate returns on meat prices are stabilising.

Some good news for sheep and beef farmers; farmgate returns are stabilising, according to ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby.

Published in General News

Case for Jersey genetics has never been stronger

In a recent Jersey Advantage survey, 60% of respondents said they were planning to make breed changes to their herd over the next five years, with over half of those planning to increase their use of Jersey genetics.

Breeding and genetics are a long-term game and it’s three years from the time we make the choice around which straw or bull to use, until we really know whether it’s been a smart decision. So, it’s understandable that most farmers are thinking ahead when it comes to their breeding.

Published in Farm Health

Oz stockfeed trader expands into NZ

CopRice, a major provider of stockfeed in eastern Australia is expanding its operational footprint into New Zealand for the first time.

Leading Australian food exporter SunRice is expanding into New Zealand with the purchase of Ingham’s dairy nutrition business.

Published in Management

Better butter set to boom

Butter producers who can provide authentic and traceable proof of very high grass and very low carbon will put themselves in pole position.

Beset by food fads and bad science, butter’s reputation is enjoying a sustained resurgence. Southern Pasture’s new senior vice president and general manager of post farmgate operations Tom Bailey explains why boutique butter is set to boom.

Published in Agribusiness

Easy, efficient systems driving profit

A focus on creating a simple, profitable farming operation with an efficient Jersey herd is helping Zach Mounsey to grow his dairying business.

Published in General News

An open letter to Government

Dave Read says the Climate Change Commission report heavily relies on forest planting to offset emissions.

OPINION: Dear Ministers Nash and Shaw,

Published in Opinion

Set for another profitable year

Rabobank estimates a rise in Chinese milk production for 2021.

NZ agriculture is set for what looks likely to be a generally profitable season in 2020/21, with most sectors seeing average to above-average pricing, manageable cost inflation, and production holding up well.

Published in Agribusiness

Ag outlook positive but risks abound - report

Rabobank’s Emma Higgins says amidst significant global turbulence, NZ agricultural producers are poised to enjoy a fifth consecutive year of general profitability in 2021.

New Zealand's ag sector is “travelling astoundingly well” amid global turbulence and is poised for a profitable 2021, according to Rabobank’s outlook for the coming year.

Published in General News