Dairy workers, managers and employers are being invited to take part in the first New Zealand survey of safety climate research in dairy milking sheds. The survey is being run […]
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Sheep flock down, beef herd up in latest stock number survey
The total number of sheep in New Zealand decreased 0.8 percent (by 199,000 head) to an estimated 25.83 million while beef cattle numbers rose 2.5 percent to 3.98 million, according […]
Economic Week – July 2
Rural confidence rises. Strong agricultural commodity prices and a positive outlook for them have driven a third consecutive lift in New Zealand farmer confidence, according to Rabobank’s latest Rural Confidence […]
Economic Week – February 5
A round-up of the week’s economic news by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Farmer confidence bounces back The results are out from Federated Farmers’ latest six-monthly Farm Confidence […]
Feds survey shows farmer confidence has bounced back
Farmer confidence has bounced back to where it was pre-Covid19 but attracting and retaining staff remains a headache, the latest Federated Farmers Farm Confidence Survey shows. Of the nearly 1,100 […]
Farmer bank pressure drops but so do satisfaction rates
Fewer farmers are feeling undue pressure from their bank but satisfaction rates continue to slide, according to the Federated Farmers November Banking Survey. Of the 1,341 farmers who responded to […]