Fonterra cuts forecast Fonterra this week revised its 2021/22 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range to $9.10-$9.50 per kg milk solids (from its previous forecast of $9.30-$9.90). This reduces the midpoint […]
Feds calling out shoddy behaviour
By Karen Williams, Vice-President, Federated Farmers of NZ While an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Indonesia has Australasian biosecurity authorities on high alert, on a more local and […]
Economic Week – May 6
Commodity prices slip from highs After trending up over recent months the ANZ World Commodity Price Index dropped 1.9% in April compared to March. Dairy prices fell 4.0% month-on-month, driven […]
Biosecurity funding increase is sensible move
An $111 million injection for biosecurity in the May Budget is a pragmatic acknowledgement of how vital it is to our economy we stop pest organisms at our borders, Federated […]
Planning, communication needed on late autumn extremely low pasture covers
The Waikato and some other regions are unfortunately experiencing extremely low average pasture covers as late as the first week of May. Federated Farmers Sharemilker Farm Owners national Chair John […]
Council ownership of waters entities confirmed
Beehive press release Local councils ownership of water entities confirmed and new shareholding structure put in place Local community and council voice further strengthened in Regional Representative Groups with the […]
Economic Week – 29 April
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Farm sales slip but still stronger than a year ago The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s latest Rural Property Statistics have shown […]
Lamb event serves up healthy bonus for Lawrence clubs
The annual Lawrence Lamb Competition is one of those quintessential rural Kiwi events – a chance for farmers to demonstrate what they do best, raise some money for community causes, […]
The mysterious case of the paddocks deemed ‘wetlands’
By E McGruddy, Senior Policy Adviser, FFNZ Some readers may have been on the receiving end of frightening letters from their regional council. It’s the letters that invite you to […]
Government’s phone off the hook to FPA concerns
Federated Farmers has supported Business New Zealand’s decision to opt out of the government’s plans for it to be a partner in implementing so-called ‘Fair Pay’ agreements. Feds had already […]