1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1109+ words) Announced at a function in late June recognising those who "went the extra mile" for farming families and rural communities, the award went to Green for successfully fighting a move to centralise rural Canterbury policing which would have seen police…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (714+ words) Alistair Carmichael, who heads Britain's influential Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee in the British Parliament, and some of his colleagues, were on a brief study tour of NZ to get a firsthand look at our farming system. Carmichael…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (615+ words) She says there needs to be cross party support that stretches out over thirty years to get an idea of the spend and bring some certainty. "Hopefully the emergency management legislation which is now before parliament will not suffer from…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (952+ words) Dr Nick Sneddon is now leading the project, taking over the reins from Professor Steve Morris who has retired, but who set up the venture in conjunction with the Morrison family who breed Wiltshire sheep. The research started with crossing…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1098+ words) She was in NZ recently as a keynote speaker at Massey University’s Farmed Landscape Research Centre Conference. While in NZ she was looking at how we are developing farmer-run catchment groups which Ireland is in the process of setting up....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (476+ words) According to Andrew Henderson, Fonterra general manager organics, attendance at a recent series of farmer meetings about the organic expansion was strong. “People were keen to hear more about the expansion and ask practical questions about what converting their farms…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (786+ words) "Having seen overseas systems where farmers haven't supported their fertiliser co-operative, I've seen how fragmented and costly things can become. I wanted to be part of ensuring that doesn't happen here." Smith's decision to stand for the Ravensdown board wasn't…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (499+ words) Based at Site E80, LIC’s programme will cover genetics, animal health, and herd improvement, giving farmers the chance to speak directly with specialists and discuss what’s happening in their own system. MINDA sessions will focus on helping farmers get more value…...