3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (458+ words) Labour’s climate policy – including a commitment not to campaign on taxing agricultural emissions and an urgent review of the Emissions Trading Scheme – has been welcomed by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand. Labour has campaigned on taxing farm emissions…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (355+ words) Toby Barkla, the owner of Plains Butchery near Edgecumbe, says he has been encouraged by what he describes as the positive sounds coming out of Ministry for Primary Industries about proposed changes to homekill regulations. “MPI is making very clear…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (509+ words) Nateva forestry company called off the public auction of wild sheep trespassed from five of its forests in Pongaroa last week after owners collected their stock. Locals are now questioning the legality of holding such an auction in the first…...

6+ day, 2+ 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…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (496+ words) Set on the fertile flats and surrounding hill country near Marton, Morrison Farming has grown into a diverse livestock business where Hereford bulls are king. But William and Erica Morrison farm more than just bulls. A 1500 hectare farming business spans…...

1+ week, 2+ 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…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (706+ words) Councils are increasingly imposing differential rates on the primary sector to fund road maintenance, resulting in proposed rate increases of between 200% and 1200%. Forestry owner and investment banker Lewis Tucker faces a potential 1200% differential rate increase from the Carterton District Council…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (939+ words) Tiny but mighty, that’s how the South Island’s largest sprout grower describes the superfood. Karen McGrath from Southern Alps Sprouts won this year’s Love of the Land category at the NZI Rural Women New Zealand Business Awards. Alongside husband Jason,…...