The ag sector’s budget 2022 wish list is for science
If increasing productivity is the name of the Government’s game, then the agriculture sector’s wish list for Budget…
Real action starts after 2025 for agriculture
The Government will pour a further $338.8 million over the next four years into new science and commercialisation…
NZ dairy farmer looks to head up world body
West Coast dairy farmer and former Federated Farmers president Katie Milne is making a bid to head up…
Frothy Fonterra milk prices start settling
Fonterra has lowered the amount it expects to pay farmer shareholders due to lockdowns in China, the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Fonterra grappling with delays in China
Shanghai's port is operating around the clock to minimise disruptions Fonterra is grappling with the suspension of refrigerated container services and transportation disruptions, as China tries to stamp out the latest covid-19 outbreak – but the Kiwi dairy giant is still managing to get product into the world’s most populous nation.
Govt releases draft climate change adaptation plan
The Government is warning the public and businesses that it might take a new approach to property rights, as well as current models of insurance and risk-sharing when it comes to adapting society to climate change.
Small drinks firms upset over exempt milk
Not all are happy with dairy milk containers getting exemption.
Small drinks companies say carving out dairy milk products from a new container return scheme is “unfair and inequitable”.
Lowe to top up Blue Sky shareholders
Southern Lamb Investments shareholder Andrew Lowe said he didn’t breach the Takeovers Code when he bought shares in Blue Sky Meats prior to a $34.6 million takeover offer but has agreed to pay the difference in price.
Drylandcarbon pushes for a 50-year forestry rotation
A 50-year rotation for exotic forestry can make a material difference to New Zealand reaching its net-zero target by 2050.
Blue Sky Meat takeover goes unconditional
Blue Sky Meat’s largest shareholder won’t sell to an undervalued offer from Southern Lamb Investments, which has all but sewn up control of the Invercargill meat company.