Agribusiness
- 19 January 2021
Viruses can support sustainable food production
2020 proved to be the year where most of the world learnt more than ever anticipated about viruses. Plant & Food Research lead scientist Dr Robin MacDiarmid views this increase in understanding as a silver lining in the covid cloud. But her research is also finding another silver lining in viruses, learning where they can serve good for more sustainable food production. She spoke to Richard Rennie.
Changes coming to TB testing
19 January 2021
Farmers fined $318k over effluent compliance
19 January 2021
Online livestock auction ventures into property
19 January 2021
Covenantors queue up for trust action
19 January 2021
My Daily Digest: January 18, 2021
18 January 2021
Concerns over shearer ‘bidding wars’
18 January 2021
GDT Price Index
1065
NZ Steer Schedule
4.81
NZ Lamb Schedule
6.45
Canterbury Feed Wheat
391
Fonterra
7.00
NZX Milk Price
7.36
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Opinion
ALTERNATIVE VIEW: And the winners are...
11 January 2021
PULPIT: Regen ag not just sustainability
11 January 2021
MEATY MATTERS: Meat strategy refresh achievable
11 January 2021
Stock Sales
Coalgate cattle and sheep 14.01
14 January 2021
Temuka calf sale 14.01
14 January 2021
Taranaki dairy-beef weaner fair 14.01
14 January 2021
Frankton dairy-beef weaner fair 14.01
14 January 2021
Te Kuiti 13.01
13 January 2021
Beef
- 18 January 2021
Exchange rate a pain point for meat export
A wildly fluctuating exchange rate is causing headaches for meat exporters. Silver Fern Farms (SFF) says between October and November the NZ-US exchange rate rose from $US0.65 to $US0.71, wiping $140 a head off beef and up to $11 off a lamb.
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Live export ban conditionally lifted
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Horticulture
- 8 January 2021
SI growers hit hard
Fruit and hop growers in parts of the South Island are counting the cost of wild weather since Christmas, with the bill expected to run into millions of dollars.
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Arable
- 15 January 2021
Waiting for a ray of sunshine
Summer is a long time coming for Canterbury arable farmers waiting to get their crops off the paddocks.
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