{"id":43831,"date":"2021-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/my-daily-digest-may-18-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T17:41:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T05:41:03","slug":"my-daily-digest-may-18-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/news\/my-daily-digest-may-18-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"My Daily Digest: May 18, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

It\u2019s another case of selective memory \u2013 there are protections in place in the United Kingdom for a raft of food products including Stilton cheese, Jersey Royal potatoes and Scotch whisky.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s good margins to be made for those who produce high-quality m\u0101nuka honey and label it as such, so it\u2019s not surprising that everyone wants a piece of the action.<\/p>\n

But with New Zealand cheese producers, for instance, facing opposition for their use of terms like halloumi and feta, this area is getting both confusing and frustrating.<\/p>\n

The NZ honey industry is a bit bemused by this latest power grab from the old country but it\u2019s an issue that needs sorting out once and for all.<\/p>\n

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Buzz over m\u0101nuka honey brand<\/h2>\n

The head of New Zealand\u2019s m\u0101nuka honey<\/a> association has reacted with puzzlement to United Kingdom news reports of British beekeepers becoming tangled up in its claim to the term \u201cm\u0101nuka\u201d in honey labelling.<\/p>\n

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AgResearch collects top award for meat imaging tech<\/h2>\n

Sheep facial recognition, portable dairy processing, \u201cgreen\u201d batteries and meat quality tech were all winners at this year\u2019s Food, Fibre and Agritech \u2013 Supernode Challenge<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Alliance to launch associate director programme<\/h2>\n

The Alliance Group is launching an associate director programme<\/a> to introduce shareholders to a career in governance.<\/p>\n

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Breeding climate-friendly cows<\/h2>\n

New technologies such as cow vaccines and probiotics to tackle agricultural emissions<\/a>, as well as bulls that potentially burp less, are one step closer.<\/p>\n

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3 tips to plan for winter grazing<\/h2>\n

Hawke's Bay Regional Council is encouraging farmers<\/a> who graze stock on fodder crops over winter to put together a plan now to ensure that livestock maintain body condition and minimise soil damage.<\/p>\n

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