Farm Sales: Farm Sale Numbers Plummet
The latest Real Estate Institute of NZ’s rural market report shows the number of farm sales continues to plummet, with perhaps the only …
Archive for November, 2010
Foreign Investment: Russian Rescuers Withdraw From NZ Dairies
Russia’s Nutritek has put its NZ Dairies plant at Studholme up for sale, retreating from a business it originally helped rescue by providing funds …
Exports: Russia FTA Brings Long-Term Payoff
A FTA with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (RBK) would initially be worth around $27m a year to NZ, based on NZIER analysis. This may …
Farm Management: Hi-Tech Ear Tag Reader Now Available
Te pari products has introduced a state of the art German made hand-held stock ear tag reader. The so called stick reader is a …
Exports: Added Value Key To Higher Returns
A recent report for the Ministry of Economic Development says the future of NZ agriculture is taking low-cost ingredients grown locally and adding value …
Rural Debt: Leveraged Farms Under Stress
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard says the rural sector has generally improved, with farmers typically reducing debt and making only essential capital investments. But …
Wool Price Rises But Dollar Stymies Returns
Crossbred wool prices have hit a 14-year high, and, in American dollars, have risen 50% between May 2009 and Sept. 2010. But there’s not …
Subsidies: Carter Liaises With Europe On Subsidies
Agriculture Minister David Carter has held talks with Dacian Ciolos who took over as from Mariann Fischer Boel as the European Commission member responsible …
Dairy: Milk Production Boost Expected
Milk production in NZ will rebound by 10% next year to a record high of 18.6m tonnes fuelling a recovery in exports, weather permitting. …
Land Tenure: Leasehold For Agri Land Shot Down By Feds
A radical suggestion by Beijing-based ex-pat Kiwi investment advisor agricultural land could be changed from freehold to leasehold as a way of protecting NZ’s …
Meat Sector: Silver Fern, Alliance Take Turns Playing Coy
In early 2008, Alliance Group was pushing for a broad coalition between the nation’s biggest meat companies in the belief a successful grouping required …
Dairy Sector: Plans For Waikato Dairy Plant Unveiled
South Waikato Processing Facility Limited has gained approval from Environment Waikato to build a $100m milk processing plant near Arapuni creating a third …
Rural Property: Farm Property Sale Volumes Low, Prices Steady
Farm sale volumes are low, though the national median farm sale price for the three months to 30 September 2010 of $1,012,500 showed a …
