Work under way to to safeguard transport operators
Work is about to step up on a charter that aims to safeguard transport operators in the livestock movement chain by recognising that there are instances where responsibilities are falling unfairly on trucking companies.
Nursery aims to make native trees more accessible
A Cambridge farmer built his nursery business model around lowering the barriers for farmers to plant more trees. He spoke to Gerald Piddock.
Road access an issue after week-long rain event
One of the farms hit by the recent storms that damaged properties and rural roads across the Tairāwhiti and northern Hawke’s Bay regions received 1.2 metres of rain in a week, 700mm of which fell in a six-hour period.
Farming for the next generation
Although you don’t enter a competition to lose it, Ian and Steph Strahan say their primary motivation in putting their business forward for the award wasn’t the prizes or the recognition, it was more about promoting positive messages about the red meat sector.
New rural water rules four years away
Farmers who supply drinking water to other rural households and who are currently not registered water suppliers can be assured they will have plenty of time to meet future quality standards, chief executive of the new water services regulator Taumata Arowai Bill Bayfield says.
Next step in emissions pricing options
FEEDBACK from farmers and growers on greenhouse gas emissions pricing options closed on Sunday, but work is already well under way to make sure there is a strong and cohesive recommendation presented to the Government before a May 31 deadline.
Agrifood sector to benefit from partnership
THE NZ farming technology sector has received a double boost with a new agritech hub being formed in Palmerston North,
Three Waters battle far from over
The fight being mounted by a breakaway group of councils, including many that are rural-based, over the Government’s proposed three waters reforms is not over yet, the group’s chair and Manawatū District mayor Helen Worboys says.
Dual emissions pricing option proposed
THE group of sheep and beef farmers who recently challenged the two emissions pricing options being put forward by He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN), saying they created an unfair imbalance between extensive and intensive farming systems (Farmers Weekly, March 14), have put forward an alternative approach they say recognises cross-sector differences.
Hybrid approach the best of both worlds
Combining a family focus with the best aspects of a corporate model are making a difference to a Taihape farming partnership. Colin Williscroft reports.