PULSE: Low bobby calf returns have wide implications
3 July 2020
The main bobby calf season is almost here but export markets are still affected by covid-19, leading to some concern about prices.
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ACROSS THE RAILS: Hanging up the phone after five decades
3 July 2020
After 31 years based at the Rangiuru sale yards, PGG Wrightson agent Neil Penman decided it was time to hang up the phone on his stock agent career, one that has spanned nearly five decades.
Farmer confidence lifts
3 July 2020
Confidence in the agricultural sector has rebounded strongly from its fall in March with fewer farmers now concerned about covid impacts on the rural economy, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey says.
Deaths prompt nitrate warning
3 July 2020
Widespread cases of nitrate poisoning on farms across the North Island have prompted calls for farmers to test their pasture before allowing stock to graze it.
Banks lending but getting picky
3 July 2020
Some banks appear to be making a play for a greater share of the rural lending market but a financial adviser warns the overall trend is for banks to reduce lending to the sector.
Primary sector groups cost $1.4m
2 July 2020
Reports from two Government-appointed working groups that have so far cost taxpayers $1.4 million should be released in the next week or so.
Milne heads back to the land
2 July 2020
Retiring Federated Farmers president Katie Milne says it’s been one hell of a ride but it’s been a privilege and rewarding to lead the national federation. She talked to Annette Scott.
West Coast fest nips in quickly
2 July 2020
The West Coast’s biggest agricultural event, cancelled in March, is on in November.
Agritech pushes country up charts
2 July 2020
New Zealand has been judged a stand-out country to establish an agritech start-up but the ability of new companies to penetrate globally remains an Achilles heel for global reach.
Opposing forces taking tahr plan to High Court
2 July 2020
Hunters fear a planned cull of Himalayan tahr is actually a plan by stealth to eradicate the species from the Southern Alps.
