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60% more wheat needed by 2050
Wheat is a major staple crop worldwide but its production has not reached demand in 10 of the 15 past years
Category: General
Guilty accountant to pay for ethics breach
By Farmnews.co.nz on Dec 22, 2012 in General
Invercargill accountant James Hennessy has been ordered to pay $19,376 in costs after pleading guilty to …
More than one cause of mismatched lambs
By Farmnews.co.nz on Dec 02, 2012 in General
By Joanne Marshall When one of a set of twins is twice the size of his mate you’ve got problems – especially when the ewe decides she only likes the big lamb. While it’s one thing to try and find a solution for problems like this it’s yet another to find out exactly what causes [...]
Making the most of your computer mistakes
We’ve all done something we knew we shouldn’t have and kicked ourselves afterwards.
Nait nothing but an irritation
By Farmnews.co.nz on Nov 10, 2012 in General
Nait is causing nothing but trouble and confusion as far as I can see. The stock agents still …
Alliance Group announces huge loss
Sheep and beef farmers, particularly those in the south, will have a good reason to gasp when they read of the huge loss reported by Alliance Group today.
Disgusted by staff
By Farmnews.co.nz on Nov 09, 2012 in General
I have noticed in the past five to seven years an arrogance towards dairy farming in general among some staff. Farmers are wholly sick of this stupid attitude.
Wool prices ease slightly
By Farmnews.co.nz on Nov 04, 2012 in General
Mr John Dawson, General Manager for New Zealand Wool Services International Limited reports that the 7,174 bales of North Island wool on offer this week saw an 89.5 percent clearance with the fine end easing off last weeks’ relatively extreme level and the coarse types holding their ground. When comparing type for type, overall price [...]
Farm profits expected to be lower
The 2012/13 season is expected to be more subdued for pastoral farm businesses as product prices come off recent highs, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.