Fertiliser challenges not as bad as the 1980s
Farmers are clearly struggling to afford the fertiliser tonnages they need to optimise production, but the situation is not as bad as when subsidies …
Archive for July, 2009
Call for balance in emissions target
NZ’s post-2012 climate change policies, including any 2020 emissions target, must balance environmental and financial implications. Meat & Wool NZ Chairman, Mike Petersen, says …
Fonterra ‘comfortable’ with $4.55 payment forecast
Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden says he is “still comfortable” with its forecast milk fat payment of $4.55 a kg for 2010, even …
First DNA proven calf pointer to breeding future
The first DNA proven calf has been born in NZ. The nameless calf is the son of Cow 90 which leapt to fame last …
Rural funding for irrigation scheme dries up
A proposed mid-Canterbury irrigation scheme south of the Rakaia River has issued a $30m prospectus but looks unlikely to receive much support as the …
Fonterra’s milk-powder auction gets thumbs up from MAF
Officials at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry have concluded no blame for the drop in dairy prices can be sheeted home to Fonterra’s …
