Rabobank has announced a new global programme that will enable the rural lender to scale up its support here in New Zealand for improving the health of our waterways. ‘Kickstart Food’, the bank’s new three-year […]
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ Ltd) announced today that sheepmeat and beef levies will remain unchanged for the levy year commencing 1 October 2017. B+LNZ Chairman James Parsons says the Board has reviewed budgets […]
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is to establish a Future Farm to trial new technologies and farm systems as part of its strategy to support farming excellence and lift farm productivity and profitability. The […]
More farmers are being sought by Alliance Group to meet the demand for the Silere Alpine Origin merino lamb this season as the co-operative invests in building a premium positioning for the product. Alliance took […]
The farming community needs to step up to help lessen the rift between city and country, according to Hayden Dillon, managing partner and agri specialist at Crowe Horwath. Hayden Dillon believes the debates during the […]
Entering the Ballance Farm Environment Awards has been a great learning and development experience for new Kaitaia beef and dairy support farmers Gay Pembroke and Mark Corby. “The past 12 months have been great fun. […]
This calving season is a good time for dairy farmers to think seriously about their options and give consideration to new profit opportunities. Recent work with dairy beef cross calves shows not only can these […]
Silver Fern Farms is investing to link consumers of its premium retail products back to the farm. The company’s chief executive Dean Hamilton says the investment in traceability will support the growth of the company’s […]
New Zealand needs to increase investment in value-adding to its lamb exports, in the face of growing competition and changing dynamics in major markets, according to a new industry report. Maximising the value of New […]
There are large operators, small suppliers, traders and third party agents and, in times of tight livestock supply, the lines between them start to get a bit blurred and the classifications move around, depending on […]
