LIC reflects on tough season at AGM
‘Proud’ to have delivered profit of $7.7 million and a total dividend of 18.84 cents per share.
Rapid test for bovine Tb in the works
Otago University researchers aiming to reduce DIY testing time from three days to one hour.
Spray dryer upgrade to tap colostrum market
Lucrative seasonal sideline for farmers promised as FoodWaikato spends $7m to revamp equipment.
LIC joins global drive for better African dairy cows
Partnership with Acceligen aims to create gene-edited cattle for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Maize growers want contracts before committing
Planters hesitant after bruising previous season.
Hold imports to our standards: petition
Petition launched to stop imports from countries that allow farming practices that are illegal in New Zealand.
Care needed when chasing low-methane trait
Breeders must balance emissions profile with breeding for profit-driving genetics, webinar told.
Shipping storm headed this way
NZ seen as a costly outlier as cargo vessels grow too big for most of our ports to handle.
Don’t move too fast on GE, grower warns
New Zealand producers have much to lose if their GMO-free status comes under threat, says Hawke’s Bay’s Scott Lawson.
Draft climate plan risks kicking costs down road, Upton says
Proposed plan will also ‘almost certainly be insufficient to meet the third emissions budget’.