By Don Carson, Communications Manager, Forest Owners Association The Forest Industry Transformation Plan is the biggest game in town for the industry at the moment. It’s one of the government-initiated plans, with another significant one for farmers being the Strong Wool Transformation Plan. On the surface, both industries have been lagging for decades, neither appearing […]
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Dr Branko Sijnja honoured for his service to rural health
Influential GP Dr Branko Sijnja has been named as the recipient of the Peter Snow Memorial Award for 2022 for his service and dedication to rural health for over 40 years. He is well known in the South Otago town of Balclutha and by many students at the University of Otago (UoO) for his leadership, […]
Economic Week – 17 June
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy GDP falls The economic roller coaster has continued its rocky ride, with Gross Domestic Product falling 0.2% in the March 2022 quarter. Quarterly GDP has swung violently over the past two years with big increases and decreases commonplace. The March quarter decline at least in part reflected the […]
Dairy Holdings uses CropX AI technology to boost productivity and reduce environmental harm
Dairy Holdings has been on a journey to significantly reduce the amount of water and nitrogen fertiliser it uses as part of a five year strategy to limit environmental impacts – while improving productivity. Precision-ag technology company, CropX, has recently partnered with Dairy Holdings to help it meet those targets. Since implementing its strategy in […]
OECD undertakes leading report on the outcomes of trade for New Zealand women
Media release – NZ Parliament In a first in advancing the interests of women in trade, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and New Zealand have published a review on trade and gender in New Zealand, Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor announced. The ‘Trade and Gender Review of New Zealand’ sheds light […]
Funding boost to empower women to farm for the future
Women will play a significant role in how New Zealanders farm for the future, and new Government funding will help them pave the way, Associate Agriculture Minister Meka Whaitiri said. “We’ve committed $473,261 over two years through the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund to enable and empower women working […]
Dr Branko Sijnja named as 2022 recipient of Peter Snow Memorial Award
Media release – New Zealand Rural General Practice Network Influential GP Dr Branko Sijnja has been named as the recipient of the Peter Snow Memorial Award for 2022. Branko was nominated for his service and dedication to rural health for over 40 years. He is well known in the South Otago town of Balclutha and […]
A time to celebrate the people who keep our food safe
It’s World Food Safety Day (June 7), a good opportunity to celebrate the thousands of New Zealanders who work hard every day to keep our food safe, says Vince Arbuckle, Deputy Director-General, New Zealand Food Safety. In New Zealand we can take it as a given that the food we eat will not make us […]
Economic Week – June 3
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy On-farm inflation rampant On-farm inflation is at its highest in almost 40 years, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service Sheep and Beef On-Farm Inflation Report. B+LNZ’s estimate of on-farm inflation between March 2021 and March 2022 came in at a staggering 10.2%, the highest since […]
Feds relieved by common sense rural water recommendations
Federated Farmers sees positives in the report released yesterday by the Rural Supplies Technical Working Group on water services, in particular rejection of inflexible ‘one size fits all’ approaches to rural supplies. “Many of the findings raised by the group look sound,” president Andrew Hoggard said. “The report appears to be a tiny sliver of […]