Keeping teenagers safe on farm ATVs
ACC statistics show 300 children were injured in ATV accidents between 2006 and 2008 while between 2000 and 2006, 212 children were hospitalised and …
Archive for August, 2009
Water forum has big task to pull groups into line
The Land and Water Forum, given just under a year to reach consensus on the future of water allocation, has a big task persuading …
Fonterra looks to expand milk production in China
Fonterra is forging ahead with its expansion plans in China as it looks to put the SanLu Group scandal behind it and move to …
Two-Year Drought Put Dairy And Meat “Out Of Sync”
Dairy and sheep farmers came to the 2007-2009 drought from very different parts of the economic cycle, which probably exacerbated the impact. This is …
Science advisor says agriculture research lacking
The chief science adviser to the PM is calling for greater emphasis on scientific research particularly in the agriculture sector. Sir Peter Gluckman says …
Debt burdened dairy farmers could get creamed
Finance expert Roger Wilson a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts heavily indebted dairy farmers could fail to survive the current payout slump. He says dairy …
Fonterra backs conditional approach to emission targets
John Hutchings, Fonterra’s general manager for sustainable production says meeting the proposed new targets for emissions reductions will be “very difficult” for the agricultural …
Keep focus on marginal returns
Dairy NZ economist Matthew Newman says farmers need to focus on the average cost of milk production and operating expenses per kg of milk …
Emissions can be cut cheaply, say Greens
The Greens say NZ’s dairy sector should switch to a lower intensity, lower input farming model to help cut agriculture emissions and concentrate of …
Milk powder sale brings note of caution
Analysts and farmers alike are quick to warn against taking too much from the 26% jump in prices at this month’s online milk powder …
Farm sector energy hungry Stats NZ
NZ’s farming sector is close on the heels of the mining sector as the biggest consumer of energy in the primary industry sector, information …
Rural people ‘don’t understand role of urban NZ’ – MAF
MAF says new research shows there is a lack of understanding among rural people about the role of urban NZ and this is hampering …
Farmers belie MAF’s upbeat view of global food demand
MAF’s latest snapshot of agriculture and forestry is for four years of rising returns but farmers are far from cheery about their situation. Federated …
