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Goodman Fielder pours $100m into Christchurch plant
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (430+ words) Goodman Fielder has launched a major expansion of its Meadow Fresh Christchurch manufacturing operations, part of a $100 million-plus investment strengthening dairy manufacturing and export capability. The new Meadow Fresh High Value Dairy Centre was opened on Thursday by Prime Minister…...
TOP tax would hammer farmers: Feds
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (772+ words) The Opportunity Party’s proposed land tax would leave most farmers significantly worse off and could suck around $700 million a year out of rural communities, Federated Farmers says. TOP is proposing an annual tax of 0.5% on the value of rural land,…...
Bremworth directors exit after Ferrier takeover
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (351+ words) Three independent directors of Bremworth have resigned effective later this month as the partial takeover by David Ferrier’s Mangawhai Collective works through. The directors are Trevor Burt, Julie Bohnenn and Murray Dyer, who served on a sub-committee advising shareholders during…...
Government rejects calls for tougher pork labelling
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (494+ words) By Sally Wenley of RNZ The Government is refusing to make any law changes surrounding pork branding but acknowledges some labels may be misleading. This follows the pork industry calling for ‘country of origin’ information to be clearer as some…...
Peters appoints former chief of staff as Ambassador to Sweden
6+ day, 3+ min ago (491+ words) The foreign minister has made five new diplomatic appointments – including his own ministerial adviser and former chief of staff Jon Johansson as the Ambassador to Sweden. The other appointments are Tāne Waetford as Ambassador to Colombia, Melanie Roberts as High…...
Who owns New Zealand’s farm data?
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (401+ words) A research project exploring how agricultural stakeholders respond to and make decisions about emerging technologies aims to better understand how farm data is governed, shared and used in New Zealand’s rapidly evolving agricultural landscape. As a global leader in agricultural…...
Urea prices ease in time for spring
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (451+ words) The country’s two main fertiliser co-operatives, Balance Agri-Nutrients and Ravensdown, have reduced prices on urea and other key products as the year moves out of winter and into spring. Ravensdown cut urea and N protect prices by $60 to $1289 and $1338 a…...
‘Pretty disappointing’: NZ grain growers struggle as farmers favour imported feed
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (762+ words) Monique Steele of RNZ Disappointment is deepening in New Zealand’s struggling arable sector over farmers continuing to opt for imported animal feeds over local grain. New Zealand was one of the largest importers of palm kernel expeller (PKE) in the…...
Land Tax poll results – August 27
1+ week, 3+ day ago (206+ words) Last week’s poll question is based on the Feds count cost of Opportunity Party’s proposed land tax article. We asked readers: Would you support a land value tax on rural land? And it’s a no from me. Voters were asked…...
KiwiSaver change could open farm gate for young farmers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (307+ words) A Waikato sharemilker has welcomed legislation introduced in Parliament this week allowing farm workers to access their KiwiSaver savings to buy a house or farm. Danielle Hovmand has spent five years seeking the change and said once it has become…...