Rural News Group
WEBThe Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) say they welcome the announcement that the European Union’s Deforestation-free supply chains Regulation (EUDR) will be delayed by 12 months. Waikato-based milk processor Tatua has announced a final 2023-24 season payout of $10 ...
National - Rural News Group
WEBSolid results for co-op, extra 15c/share dividend for farmers, unit holders. Fonterra has reported a net profit of $1.1 billion for financial year ending July 31, 2024.
National - Rural News Group
WEBFull steam ahead with clean energy from forestry waste. While the vehicle industry is addressing the future by developing engines that run on waste oil, hydrogen, or indeed electricity, one Christchurch-based company is looking at things in a different direction with the use of steam.
General News
WEBTrans-Tasman ag ministers zoom in on biosecurity. When New Zealand’s Agriculture, Biosecurity and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor met with his new Australian counterpart yesterday, the subject of biosecurity was top of their agenda.
$9.20 milk price forecast!
WEB2 days ago · ASB has become the first bank to forecast a milk price above $9/kgMS for this season. Senior economist Chris Tennent-Brown says the bank is lifting its forecast by 60c to $9.20/kgMS. The record milk price - $9.30/kgMS - was paid out in 2021-22 season. He notes that rather than the downward sloping prices seen across the …
Support welcomed for flood-impacted southern farmers
WEB2 days ago · Federated Farmers is working closely other agencies and monitoring the situation in Otago and Southland today. It encourages any farmers who need help to contact Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254, Federated Farmers on 0800 327 646, their milk supply companies, DairyNZ and/or Beef + Lamb. Federated Farmers says it welcomes the announcement of ...
Agri Futures Scholarships awarded to young rural New Zealanders
WEB4 days ago · Agri Futures Scholarships are awarded to youth from a rural background who are either: Secondary school students who have competed in Clash of the College's events and are pursuing tertiary education. Rural Sports athletes who are under the age of 20 and who are pursuing tertiary education. The scholarships aim to …
Farmer confidence down despite regulations respite - Rural News …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Farmer confidence has fallen despite the new Government repealing and rewriting some contentious regulations. Federated Farmers' latest Farm Confidence survey of 1400 dairy, sheep, beef and arable farmers shows confidence remains stuck in historically low territory. The survey results, released this …
On-farm inflation hits 40-year high - Rural News Group
WEBJun 3, 2022 · B+LNZ economic service chief economist Andrew Burtt. The latest on-farm inflation rate has hit 10.2%, the highest it’s been since 1985-86 according to a recent report from Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ). The Sheep and Beef On-Farm Inflation 2021-22 report measures the annual changes in farm input prices. The overall on-farm inflation rate is ...
Buyers influence rural market - Rural News Group
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Recently released data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 77 fewer farm sales for the three months ended November 2023 than for the three months ended November 2022. Overall, there were 188 farm sales in the three months ended November 2023, compared to 157 farm s...