Rural News Group
WEBThe Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) say they welcome the announcement that the European Union’s Deforestation-free supply chains Regulation (EUDR) will be delayed by 12 months. Waikato-based milk processor Tatua has announced a final 2023-24 season payout of $10 ...
National - Rural News Group
WEBSolid results for co-op, extra 15c/share dividend for farmers, unit holders. Fonterra has reported a net profit of $1.1 billion for financial year ending July 31, 2024.
National - Rural News Group
WEBFull steam ahead with clean energy from forestry waste. While the vehicle industry is addressing the future by developing engines that run on waste oil, hydrogen, or indeed electricity, one Christchurch-based company is looking at things in a different direction with the use of steam.
General News
WEBTrans-Tasman ag ministers zoom in on biosecurity. When New Zealand’s Agriculture, Biosecurity and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor met with his new Australian counterpart yesterday, the subject of biosecurity was top of their agenda.
Roadmap to Net Zero - ruralnewsgroup.co.nz
WEB1 day ago · The New Zealand Wine Roadmap to Net Zero 2050 lays out a pathway and practical guidelines to help vineyards and wineries meet the goal of being carbon net zero by 2050. Launched at the industry’s Research & Innovation Forum in Wellington in late August, the Roadmap has been produced by New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) in conjunction with the ...
Will China stimulus package boost NZ exports?
WEB1 day ago · Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins believes it's still early days. "We will need to see fundamental positive change to income for consumers and also increase confidence within China before we can get excited about this stimulus package having a significant impact on our food and fibre exports," she told Rural News. "These announcements are a ...
Tatua’s $10.50/kgMS tops, again! - ruralnewsgroup.co.nz
WEB4 days ago · Waikato-based milk processor Tatua has announced a final 2023-24 season payout of $10.50/kgMS for its farmer shareholders, again topping the payout stakes among NZ milk processors. For year ending July 31, 2024, the co-op’s group income topped $497 million, with earnings available for payout of $184 million.
$9.20 milk price forecast!
WEB4 days ago · ASB has become the first bank to forecast a milk price above $9/kgMS for this season. Senior economist Chris Tennent-Brown says the bank is lifting its forecast by 60c to $9.20/kgMS. The record milk price - $9.30/kgMS - was paid out in 2021-22 season. He notes that rather than the downward sloping prices seen across the …
Dairy sector unites to drive genetic gains - Rural News Group
WEBJul 16, 2024 · The Independent Working Group's (IWG) final report looked at the dairy sector's genetic improvement progress and has put forward recommendations to drive faster rates of genetic gain in New Zealand's dairy herd. Industry good body DairyNZ, LIC and CRV say they are committed to making changes …
Resilience kept NZ agriculture strong through pandemic
WEBJan 12, 2021 · The report found that NZ’s agriculture industry began to feel the impact of the pandemic in late-February and early-March. It states that “the reduction in tourist arrivals substantially affected demand for agricultural products through the restaurant and fast food trade, both of which were shut down.”. Despite the difficulties faced by ...