Food sector to continue as normal: Professor
It is business as usual for farmers around the country, despite Covid-19.
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Kiwis now viewing forestry differently
Kiwis now viewing forestry differently
Climate change has changed the way New Zealanders view trees, University of Canterbury (UC) head of forestry Professor Bruce Manley says.
Hopes research will help NZ hit target
Hopes research will help NZ hit target
A Kenyan student hopes her research into harvested New Zealand trees will help this country meet its climate change targets.
Farming must step up, sector heads say
Farming must step up, sector heads say
New Zealand’s lockdown over Covid-19 is an opportunity for the agricultural sector ‘‘to step up and remind our country how great we are’’, Farmlands chief executive Peter Reidie says.
Virus adds to woes of North Canterbury farmers
Virus adds to woes of North Canterbury farmers
The uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic is adding yet another headache for North Canterbury farmers.
Advice to ‘just breathe’ to calm body, slow mind
Advice to ‘just breathe’ to calm body, slow mind
Everyone feels fearful, overwhelmed or anxious at times, resilience speaker and crisis negotiator Lance Burdett says.
‘Exciting time to be in forestry’
‘Exciting time to be in forestry’
Now is an exciting time for young people to get into forestry, University of Canterbury head of forestry Prof Bruce Manley says.
Hoping for rain before winter hits
Hoping for rain before winter hits
Simon Lee is watching the heavens for rain, as yet another drought beckons.
Belief farmers in good shape to tackle drought
Belief farmers in good shape to tackle drought
Farmers in North Canterbury have plenty of drought experience and can take credit for being in reasonable shape as dry conditions bite, Winton Dalley says.
Rural communities well-placed to cope, chief says
Rural communities well-placed to cope, chief says
As the world goes into shutdown and New Zealand tries to contain Covid-19, rural folk have a huge advantage over their urban counterparts, Huirapa Puketeraki upoko (chief) David Ellison says.
Rural shoppers accused of panic buying
Rural shoppers accused of panic buying
Is that a trolley full of panic purchases or do you just live in the wop-wops?
$1.3b primary export income drop for June year end
$1.3b primary export income drop for June year end
Forecast primary sector export revenue for the year ending June 2020 is $1.3billion lower than the previous forecast in December and further downward revisions are likely. The latest Situation and...
Business as usual for farmers
Business as usual for farmers
It is business as usual for farmers around the country, despite Covid-19.
Autumn can be rewarding time for anglers
Autumn can be rewarding time for anglers
There is more than a hint of autumn in the air over the last few mornings, with fog in the valleys and a heavy dew everywhere else.
Friendly solution to farm water issues
Friendly solution to farm water issues
A farmer-led catchment monitoring group wants to expand its activities following a successful first year.
‘Good opportunity to promote NZ story’
‘Good opportunity to promote NZ story’
New Zealand’s Hereford cattle industry was on show last week when delegates from around the world attended the week-long Boehringer Ingelheim World Hereford Conference in Queenstown. They also...
Not just horsing around
Not just horsing around
Missing two days of school may make Elena Daly (12) the envy of her Clinton friends but yesterday she was busy easing her horse, Netty, before show jumping and round the ring competitions at the...
Darkness falling earlier can be useful for fishers
Darkness falling earlier can be useful for fishers
The rain this week has not done much harm to the fishing prospects for the weekend.
Govt declares drought, readies funds for farmers
Govt declares drought, readies funds for farmers
The entire North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chatham Islands have been declared as being in drought.
Encouraging young people into agriculture
Encouraging young people into agriculture
It all started with horseshoes, clothes pegs, fence standards and pine cones.