AgResearch, Lincoln hook-up rejected
15 February 2019
A joint AgResearch and Lincoln University laboratory to be built on the university campus has been scuppered after the Government rejected the business case.
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End of tenure review comes as no surprise
15 February 2019
The end to the tenure review process of South Island pastoral leases does not surprise farming leader Simon Williamson.
MPI holds on to submissions
15 February 2019
The Ministry of Primary Industries will not release submissions to its review of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act before the Government decides what its response will be.
That is not expected before the middle of the year.
Tenure review set to end
14 February 2019
The end to the tenure review process of South Island pastoral leases looks imminent, the measure included in a suite of reforms to be announced by Lands Minister Eugenie Sage on Sunday.
PGW seeds sale cleared by Comcom
14 February 2019
PGG Wrightson has been cleared to sell its seeds business to Denmark’s DLF Seeds.
Big revamp for skills trainers
13 February 2019
A complete shake-up of the vocational training sector will see redefined roles and the 16 industry training providers brought under the control of one centralised entity.
Meat and finance boost ALF
12 February 2019
Allied Farmers has confirmed its strong start to the financial year, saying earnings for the six months to December 31 will be significantly ahead of the same time a year earlier.
Overseas affairs make farmers glum
11 February 2019
Farmers are gloomy about the economy and have the least confidence since the global financial crisis, Federated Farmers says.
International uncertainties and difficulty recruiting staff are behind the glum outlook, the federation’s latest survey of farmers found.
Farmers’ major worry is red tape
11 February 2019
Rules and regulations are the major anxiety for New Zealand farmers while environmental regulation also scores highly, a Lincoln University survey has found.
Farmers in fear
8 February 2019
Farmers were living in fear of the unpredictable Tasman fire today as they talked of narrow escapes while worrying about their stock.
