By Rhea Dasent, Senior Policy Advisor For many districts, Cyclone Gabrielle is one of those events that conjures up images of flooding and severe damage but they’ve moved on to […]
On Farm
NZ behind the pace on succession incentives
by Dr Jacqueline Rowarth Succession is no problem for a vibrant business – either the next generation will want to carry on the family enterprise or other people want to […]
North Island weather event loan help deadline looms
Even if you’re not entirely sure you’ll meet qualifying criteria, get your expression of interest (EOI) in before the deadline, Federated Farmers leaders are telling cyclone-hit farmers and growers. The […]
On-Farm Support building MPI’s footprint out on the land
Ronald Regan once said the nine most terrifying words in English language are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” John Roche, the Establishment Director for MPI’s On-Farm […]
Toby’s call: One body to wool them all
By Simon Edwards Breaking down the silos in the wool value chain and pulling together as one is essential for the industry to thrive again, Federated Farmers Meat & Wool […]
Tough times ahead for Kiwi dairy farmers
Another drop in Fonterra’s forecast Farmgate Milk Price will be a bitter pill to swallow for farmers who are already under significant pressure, says Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Richard McIntyre. […]
Innovators and champions honoured at 2023 Arable Awards
Doing things differently and striving for new ways to lift productivity and income helped earn Blair and Jody Drysdale of Hopefield Hemp the Innovation title at the Arable Awards of […]
Economic Week – August 11
Farm Confidence Survey The results are out from the July 2023 Farm Confidence Survey. They were terrible with a further slump in confidence from January 2023 when it had been […]
Economic Week – August 4
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Ag debt climbs Agricultural sector lending increased in June, according to the Reserve Bank’s monthly Sector Lending Statistics. After increasing by $406 million […]
Hunaara keen to find erosion, land use solutions
With te reo Māori and mathematics his favourite subjects at school, Hunaara Waerehu, of Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe and Waikato-Tainui (Ngai Tai), says he was encouraged to look at a career in banking […]