NZ Emissions Trading: NZ Farmers Eye Aust ETS Ructions Over Agriculture
The Rudd Govt is about to launch a second attempt to push its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), an emissions trading scheme-equivalent, through both …
Archive for October, 2009
NZ Irrigation Schemes: Water metering set to boost farm efficiency
Canterbury farmers will be able to farm more efficiently with approved water metering technology by taking much of the guess work out of water …
NZ Emisisons Trading Policy: Fonterra seeks urgent changes to ETS
Fonterra is seeking an urgent change to the ETS to ensure every part of the dairy supply chain, from farm to transport and processing, …
NZ Farm Safety – ACC Levy Increase Whacks Farmers Bent On Saving Costs
Fed farmers wants the Govt to reign in what it sees as excesses in the way the Accident Compensation Corporation works claiming it has …
NZ Emissions Trading: Farmers get ‘generous’ treatment under ETS scheme
Changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme, delaying the inclusion of agriculture by two years, reflect Climate Change Minister Nick Smith’s belief the primary sector …
NZ Accident Compensation: ACC levy increase whacks farmers bent on trimming costs
Fed farmers wants the Govt to reign in what it sees as excesses in the way the Accident Compensation Corporation works claiming it has …
NZ Commodity Exports: Commodity index jumps fuelled by dairy rebound
The latest ANZ commodity price index is good news for farmers’ cash-flow prospects with world prices for NZ’s export commodities soaring 6.8% in September, …
NZ Rural Business: Silver Fern Secures At Least $21m
South Island meat co-operative Silver Fern Farms, has ended up raising a tenth of the funds it would have garnered by selling a half …
Wool industry to move forward with strategy taskforce
Agriculture Minister David Carter is to assemble a taskforce for the wool industry to devise a unified strategy after farmers voted against continuation of …
Kiwi dollar likely to climb from 14-month high
Business confidence bounded to a 10-year high last month and there’s likely more to come, since the survey was taken before Fonterra announced the …
NZ Wool Industry Planning: Wool industry to move forward with strategy taskforce
Agriculture Minister David Carter is to assemble a taskforce for the wool industry to devise a unified strategy after farmers voted against continuation of …
Timing augers well for Fonterra’s recapitalisation
Fonterra has timed its restructuring, payment forecast and earnings announcements perfectly. Within a week, the co-operative had told farmers they could subscribe for more …
