Media release – NZ Government The food and fibre sector acknowledged its people and leadership at last night’s 2022 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards, a time to celebrate their passion […]
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Economic Week – June 24
Farm sales down but prices holding There were 403 farm sales in the three months ended May 2022, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s Rural Market Statistics. […]
Futures Fund gets onside with cutting edge network technology company
New Zealand-based Agritech company Onside has secured government co-investment of $4 million to expand and accelerate the development of its biosecurity technology. Onside’s biosecurity software, Onside Intelligence (OSI), uses data […]
Owners of unproductive land encouraged to grow ‘black diamonds’
Media release – Ministry for Primary Industries A Bay of Plenty truffle company is sharing the secrets of the industry in a bid to get landowners growing ‘black diamonds’ across […]
Wilding conifer weedkiller approved
Media release – Environmental Protection Authority A weedkiller to target wilding conifers has been approved for use in New Zealand, with controls. Method 240 SL is a herbicide used to […]
Strict GM controls hamper adoption of clover break-through
by Simon Edwards New Zealand’s current regulations on genetically modified organisms are denying farmers another potential game-changer for reducing methane belched from our livestock. For more than 70 years, plant […]
Yili scoops global innovation awards
Media release Laval, France: Global dairy giant Yili has scooped the innovation category at the 15th Global Dairy Congress in Laval, France. Yili, which operates two dairy companies in New […]
Calls for GM debate, regulation reform, grow louder
by Simon Edwards It baffles John Caradus that there are nearly 100 foods produced using gene technology that can be sold in New Zealand if suitably labelled but it’s not […]
AI solutions on the way for war on pest species
by Simon Edwards Traps and surveillance cameras using artificial intelligence (AI) will soon be joining the arsenal of tools available to achieve New Zealand’s ‘predator-free by 2050’ ambitions. In a […]
PINZ Summit offers insights, solutions for primary industry challenges
For anyone in agriculture, forestry and fishing keen to make sense of all the changes and pressures buffeting their sectors, the Primary Industries NZ Summit is an event to get […]