Be afraid
OPINION: Your old mate hears some of the recent uptick in farmer confidence has slipped since the political polls started…
The New Zealand farmer can be sure that in some years his income will be high and in others it will be low -- while costs keep climbing.
Ravensdown has cut its superphosphate price to $310 per tonne and has undertaken to keep a lid on that price until the end of a busy spring.
If you were to look at the range of lamb daily growth rates on sheep farms in New Zealand you would find a huge range from as low as 80g to 350g+/lamb/day.
Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown has used the opening of a new item of plant in Christchurch to announce two big financial sweeteners to its shareholders.
Thirty three of the nation's top dairy farmers will be heading to Wellington to vie for the three top titles.
Winners' field day goers witnessed the spectacular scene of more than 75 cars snaking through the back tracks of Omarama station.