Stock agent retiring after 50 years
Stock agent retiring after 50 years
A Southern livestock agent is calling time on career of more than 50 years and will celebrate with a ginger beer on his final day this Friday.
Farming
Lamb prices high — at the moment
Lamb prices high — at the moment
Sheep farmers are soaking up the good times as lamb prices remain high.
Migrant resident visas welcomed
Migrant resident visas welcomed
It is great to have a residency pathway for people working on our farms, but it’s ‘‘way too late, way too slow’’, Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury provincial president David Clark says.
Meat firm expecting another solid profit
Meat firm expecting another solid profit
Silver Fern Farms is on track for a fifth year of sustained profit, chief executive Simon Limmer says.
Fire at Southland meat processing plant
Fire at Southland meat processing plant
Work has stopped at a Southland meat processing plant after an early morning fire.
Forecast positive for farmers
Forecast positive for farmers
Covid-19 uncertainty reinforces the need for stable and predictable domestic regulation, to avoid putting pressure on the red meat sector whose exports are critical to the economy, Beef + Lamb New NZ's Andrew Burtt says.
A convert to the numbers game
A convert to the numbers game
Selecting a ram from figures in a database is a ‘‘bone of contention’’ for some older farmers, an East Otago stud breeder says.
Alliance Group launches first graduate programme
Alliance Group launches first graduate programme
Alliance Group has launched its first graduate programme.
Deer farmers lured by tasty lamb prices
Deer farmers lured by tasty lamb prices
Deer farmers are dropping hind numbers and swinging towards sheep farming because of falling venison returns.
Teaching tailing
Teaching tailing
Docking lambs on Fraser Farm at Waitaki Boys’ High School in Oamaru last week are farm manager Dave Ruddenklau and pupils (from left) Tamatoa Chapman, Liam Mavor and Eli Johnson (all 16).
Tb outbreak affects West Coast herds
Tb outbreak affects West Coast herds
Herds which have been free of bovine tuberculosis for decades are caught up in a fresh outbreak at Hari Hari.
Weather not worst for farmers
Weather not worst for farmers
A spring storm which hit the South during lambing was ‘‘grim’’ but farmers were prepared and have battled worse conditions, the head of Federated Farmers Otago says.
Lamb prices forecast to rise further
Lamb prices forecast to rise further
Economists are predicting lamb prices could reach as high as $9.65-$9.75kg as they continue to exceed record highs.
Meat still being processed in Level 2
Meat still being processed in Level 2
Southern meat processing staff have ‘‘stepped up’’ to continue working during alert levels but global supply chain issues remain.
Operating in Level 2
Operating in Level 2
Some freedoms returned to the South after moving to Delta Alert Level 2 last week. Shawn McAvinue got masked up to visit a sheep sale and a farmers’ market to see how everyone was coping with the...
Agricultural industry voice needs reviewed
Agricultural industry voice needs reviewed
The agricultural industry is being let down in the environmental regulation space, Rural Advocacy Network (RAN) chairman Jamie McFadden says.
Call for winter grazing submissions
Call for winter grazing submissions
The fight against unworkable regulations continues and farmers should write a submission on proposed changes to intensive winter grazing regulations, Groundswell NZ co-founder Bryce McKenzie says.
Sector feeling Covid’s effect
Sector feeling Covid’s effect
While it is largely business as usual for the region's farmers, Covid-19 is having an impact on the sector.
Concerns remain at Level 3
Concerns remain at Level 3
Farmers’ concerns about the potential impact of Covid-19 remain despite the South moving to Covid-19 Alert Level 3 today.
Shearing gangs coping with limits
Shearing gangs coping with limits
Shearing has continued amid the lockdown.