The Freshwater Farm Plan regime being rolled out from mid this year looks set to impose significant and unnecessary new obligations on farmers, Federated Farmers Arable Chairperson and environment spokesperson […]
Environment
Striving for certainty in a climate of change
By Damien O’Connor, Minister of Agriculture Certainty is a handy thing in business. Why? Because with certainty we know how to cut our cloth as we make decisions about the […]
New Ravensdown subsidiary to take innovations to farmers
Ravensdown today has confirmed the establishment of a new commercialisation entity – Agnition. A subsidiary of Ravensdown, Agnition’s mission is to ignite the industry with the innovations that farmers and […]
Trees on farms not blanket pines, lifelong forester says
A man whose life’s work is understanding forestry says integrating trees on farms as opposed to blanket pine conversions will allow farming to continue amongst planted areas, yields the farmer […]
From the Board – Andrew Hoggard
This week the Government announced their much-anticipated reset of the controversial Three Water’s reforms, but I’m sorry to report that it seems to be more of a superficial rebrand than […]
Ocean innovation key to sustainable future
Innovative solutions by our blue economy industries could be key to finding a sustainable path forward in a warming world, says Cawthron Institute Chief Executive Volker Kuntzsch. In his address […]
Economic Week – April 6
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy OCR shock On Wednesday the Reserve Bank fired its big guns and surprised virtually everyone with a 50-point increase in the Official Cash […]
Tairawhiti farm foresters encouraged to address Inquiry
The outgoing President of the Farm Forestry Association, Graham West, says it has been vital for farm foresters to directly address the Ministerial Inquiry into forestry and other land use […]
Organic Products and Production Bill passed
The Government has passed the Organic Products and Production Bill through its third reading today in Parliament helping New Zealand’s organic sector to grow and lift export revenue. “The Organic […]
Kowbucha calf trials showing real promise
Kowbucha™, Fonterra’s methane-busting probiotic solution, could not only be a game changer for our farmers’ push to reduce emissions, but also a global commercial success story for the co-op. Fonterra […]