New alliance targets stronger NZ honey sector
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Zealand honey producers, researchers, bee experts, and the government are partnering to drive the success and resilience of the country’s honey and bee sector. Murray Bush,...
View ArticleOnside and Assura form new agriculture platform
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two Christchurch-based software companies have formed agriculture’s first enterprise operational intelligence platform, focusing on safety, contractor management,...
View ArticleEgmont Honey acquires Tweeddale’s Honey
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Plymouth-based mānuka honey exporter Egmont Honey has purchased Taihape beekeeping business Tweeddale’s Honey, which was placed in receivership earlier this year. The...
View ArticleEarly planting could take sting out of fall armyworm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting maize and sweetcorn as early as practically possible could prevent the worst impacts of fall armyworm, new FAR research shows. Over the past three seasons, crops that...
View ArticleCraighead girls dominate Canterbury clash
Reading Time: 2 minutes Craighead Diocesan students had a standout day at Friday’s Land Based Training Canterbury Clash of the Colleges, sweeping all placings in the Intermediate competition and...
View ArticleFour names in hat so far for Fonterra board seats
Reading Time: 2 minutes Incumbent Fonterra director Cathy Quinn along with Jessie Chan, Mark Cox and Peter Moynihan are the independently assessed candidates for the co-operative’s director election...
View ArticleSimple tweaks to pasture make better use of rain
Reading Time: 2 minutes Simple changes to pasture management could help farmers make better use of rainfall and build resilience before dry conditions hit, new research has found. The research was the...
View ArticleNew deal aims to secure future of backcountry huts and tracks
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Backcountry Trust has welcomed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Conservation, allowing a more sustainable approach to maintaining New Zealand’s...
View ArticleSoil fungi could boost high country resilience
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are fungal communities living beneath our feet, supporting plant productivity by acquiring nutrients and water in the soil. We know very little about how they function in...
View ArticleNZ citrus growers challenged to compete on value
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Zealand’s citrus growers were challenged to compete on the value built into their fruit rather than the volume they grow, at Citrus New Zealand’s annual gathering in...
View ArticleCanterbury ripe for horticulture growth
Reading Time: 2 minutes Three months into his role as Horticulture New Zealand’s regional representative for Canterbury, David Hickman sees great opportunities for the sector in the region. Hickman,...
View ArticleWool Source chief Tom Hooper to step down
Reading Time: 2 minutes A key figure in the development of new bio-based strong wool products is stepping down. Wool Source chief executive Tom Hooper will leave the position at the end of the year, as...
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Susan O’Regan to chair QEII Trust
Reading Time: < 1 minute Waikato dairy farmer Susan O’Regan has been appointed chair of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust board. QEII National Trust is an independent charitable trust that...
View ArticleFarmers warned to watch out for greasy cutworm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers are warned to be on the lookout for insect pests this spring after high numbers of greasy cutworm wiped out whole paddocks of summer forage and maize crops. The...
View ArticleRural confidence stays positive as commodity prices hold
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the ninth successive quarter, confidence in the rural sector is net positive, according to a new survey. The latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey attributes the result to...
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‘Textbook El Niño’ piles more rain and snow on southern farmers
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Neal Wallace and Gerald Piddock The wettest spring in the southern South Island for nearly 50 years just got wetter and colder with more than 10cm of snow falling this week....
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Labour ETS Review poll – September 10
Reading Time: < 1 minute Last week’s poll question is based on the Labour climate shift wins cautious backing from farmers article. We asked readers: Do you support Labour’s plans for an urgent...
View ArticleAnnabel Barnett appointed to Ovis Management board
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ovis Management Limited has appointed Annabel Barnett associate director. Barnett is a category manager for Farmlands. She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree, double major in...
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PGG Wrightson names 175th Year Scholarship winners
Reading Time: 2 minutes Xinyu Wu from Massey University and Hamish Shaw from Lincoln University have been named recipients of PGG Wrightson’s 175th Year Scholarship. Each student will receive $2000 to...
View ArticleRabo Community Fund backs 11 rural projects
Reading Time: 2 minutes Eleven organisations across New Zealand, including rural schools, halls, catchment groups and sports clubs, are set to benefit from the latest funding distribution from the Rabo...
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