Rural and farming news
Fishing company lands $16,500 fine for seabird risk, false reports
Macnicol Fishing was found to not use a bird-scaring device and wrongly recording fishing.
'Don’t steal my fish': Orca battle fishermen who hooked massive competition tuna
'Some orca have clearly learned that fishing lines can equate to an easy meal.'
Farmers may soon fix their own equipment under proposed bill
Bill means farmers may soon be able to legally fix their broken or damaged farm vehicles.
Dairy prices dip slightly in latest GDT
All products except one slid into negative territory.
‘Bizarre’: Iwi calls out decision to allow superyacht with dirty hull into Hauraki Gulf
The Sea Eagle failed biosecurity standards twice and is undergoing more cleaning today.
South Island farmers move to flexible milking
DairyNZ finds over 40% of Canterbury and Otago-Southland farmers use flexible milking.
Dairy farming
Farmer confidence jumps to 10-year high - Feds
Feds president Wayne Langford has noticed a “significant shift” in the mood of rural NZ.
Fonterra still looking at trade sale and IPO options
Fonterra has chosen a corporate brand for the entity if IPO goes ahead.
Dairy prices dip slightly in latest GDT
All products except one slid into negative territory.
The Country Radio Show
Property report: Rural market shifts - dairy slows, sheep and beef gain interest
Sponsored content: GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate's monthly look at the rural market.
Katie Milne talks climate change on The Country
Katie Milne, Peter Newbold, Hunter McGregor, Cameron Henderson, and Todd Clark.
DairyNZ consulting farmers on proposed levy increase
Sponsored content: All farmers who supply milk to a dairy company pay a levy
Fonterra’s new incentives for farmers to reduce on-farm emissions
Sponsored content: Fonterra has announced new incentives for farmers to reduce emissions.
Farmer confidence jumps to 10-year high - Feds
Feds president Wayne Langford has noticed a “significant shift” in the mood of rural NZ.
The Country: Wayne Langford on farmer confidence
Wayne Langford, Christopher Luxon, Emma Higgins, Andrew Murray, and Rick Ladd.
Premium
‘Wrong side of history’: NZ makes controversial bid for Australia’s orange roughy quota
New Zealand is among 17 nations meeting in Chile to negotiate high seas fishing policy.
Fonterra still looking at trade sale and IPO options
Fonterra has chosen a corporate brand for the entity if IPO goes ahead.
‘Bizarre’: Iwi calls out decision to allow superyacht with dirty hull into Hauraki Gulf
The Sea Eagle failed biosecurity standards twice and is undergoing more cleaning today.
Cashed-up a2 Milk beats market, pays maiden dividend
A2 Milk has surprised the market with a strong first-half performance.
Avian flu has hit US egg farmers hard
It's unclear how much the industry has spent on biosecurity.
Stock Takes: Will NZ corporate earnings offer green shoots for the economy?
The reporting season gets fully underway next week. Will there be green shoots?
Horticulture
Agribusiness told to pay nearly $450,000 after worker crushed to death
WorkSafe found Turley Farms had no plan in place for managing farm traffic indoors.
How geothermal water changes could impact Bay of Plenty growers
Geothermal water use in the Bay of Plenty is currently under review.
Sheep and beef
Farmer confidence jumps to 10-year high - Feds
Feds president Wayne Langford has noticed a “significant shift” in the mood of rural NZ.
11-year-old Jack’s Hereford dream
Jack Courtman wants to own his own herd of Herefords one day.
Totara Estate celebrates National Lamb Day
NZ's first-ever frozen export meat shipment to the UK came from the historic farmstead.
Technology
The robots that could replace fungicides
UV-C light targets mildew at night, preventing pathogen regeneration.
Pills for cows and 'light recipes': Tackling methane emissions
Scientists, industry leaders, and farmers met to discuss technologies and hurdles.
Rural business
Farmer confidence jumps to 10-year high - Feds
Feds president Wayne Langford has noticed a “significant shift” in the mood of rural NZ.
Fonterra still looking at trade sale and IPO options
Fonterra has chosen a corporate brand for the entity if IPO goes ahead.
Dairy prices dip slightly in latest GDT
All products except one slid into negative territory.
Rural life
Call for job opportunities for spouses to attract rural midwifes
Rural midwife Emma Bilous says the shortage 'has a lot of parts to it'.
'Quite unique': Digging into the DNA of NZ's working dogs
New research aims to shed new light on a farmer’s best friend.
'Don’t steal my fish': Orca battle fishermen who hooked massive competition tuna
'Some orca have clearly learned that fishing lines can equate to an easy meal.'