Heading into an election year, farmers are facing ‘interesting times’ to say the least. The amount of regulation farmers are dealing with is unprecedented. In the water space alone there […]
forestry
Scion leads the way with research and innovation to support rural New Zealand’s exciting future
Research and innovation from Scion will unlock the potential for rural farming communities to embrace new opportunities to prosper following the launch of a roadmap for the forestry and wood […]
Fieldays Forestry Hub to demonstrate that forestry is a solution
A range of solutions to farmers’ current problems will be on display in the Fieldays Forestry Hub near Hamilton between 30 November and 3 December, says Farm Forestry Association president, […]
Innovative uses of forestry and wood products unveiled at Fieldays
New and innovative uses of forestry and wood products will be on display at 35 stands in the Fieldays Forestry Hub near Hamilton between 30 November and 3 December, including […]
Bid to buy iconic station gathers momentum
A group of New Zealand farming and agribusiness people is bidding to buy an iconic central North Island station to stop it being planted in permanent exotic forest. Mangaohane Station, […]
Kiri Allan, farmers chew over the issues, including call to bring back the Farm Cadets Scheme
By Simon Edwards When Bay of Plenty farmers met East Coast MP Kiri Allan last month the conversation traversed all sorts of sector pressures but often came back to the […]
Push continues for land use ‘fair and even playing field’
Federated Farmers believes new requirements announced today for overseas investors buying New Zealand farmland for forestry are encouraging but are only step one of a suite of changes required. “For […]
Discussion paper outlines carbon farming threat to sheep and beef sector
Urgent national policy changes are required to ensure the increase in carbon farming to meet New Zealand’s climate change obligations does not come at the expense of the country’s rural […]
Forest Owners say ‘back the bat’
The Forest Owners Association is urging its members and the public to vote for the pekapeka – the Long-Tailed Bat - in the Forest and Bird sponsored Bird of the […]
Recognition for Forestry’s highest achievers in 2021.
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) has announced the winners of its prestigious 2021 awards. In what has been an exceptionally volatile year for many, the forestry sector remains […]
