Farmers have only weeks to wait to learn the extent of a Waikato Regional Council water quality plan change on their operations. As they wait for the final version of Plan Change One to fall…
Farmers have only weeks to wait to learn the extent of a Waikato Regional Council water quality plan change on their operations. As they wait for the final version of Plan Change One to fall…
Waipā District Council looks set to make some radical changes to its District Plan to accommodate the burgeoning kiwifruit and horticulture industry. Proposed changes include reducing road and internal boundary setbacks for protective structures over…
Waikato Regional Council recently confirmed its proposed Annual Plan budget. Thanks to a lot of good work by our chief executive and his staff, careful consideration by councillors and following a series of workshops with…
No longer just learning the ropes, Rylee Ward will be hoping to have the competition over a barrel during the annual Rural Games in Feilding next month. The rodeo star, now based in Cambridge having…
“That eel has been here longer than I have,” says Judge Valley Dairies farmer John Hayward. “That’s exciting,” Hayward told the audience he welcomed onto his Judge Rd, Roto-o-Rangi, farm near Te Awamutu for a…
Farmer confidence is lifting with beef, sheep and dairy prices. Sheep and beef are fetching an estimated 30 per cent more at stock sales compared to last year, said PGG Wrightson sheep and beef rep…
Waikato Regional Council recently closed down its “Shovel Ready Programme” of work, following a successful completion of a number of relatively significant projects that delivered considerable benefit to our region. As background, as part of…
DairyNZ Hamilton-based scientist Charlotte Reed has received the 2024 Australasian Dairy Science Symposium Emerging Scientist Award. The symposium brought together 140 science and extension professionals from across Australasia. Reed shared research on ‘What do milk…
The dairy payout increased by an average of 14 cents to $8.90 in the 2023-24 dairy season, according to the latest annual New Zealand Dairy Statistics report, just 89 cents above DairyNZ’s breakeven milk price…
Bruce Rowe had the Prime Minister’s ear when Christopher Luxon sat down next to him at Mystery Creek. The former dairy farmer, who now breeds cattle near Cambridge, was joined by the Prime Minister at…
