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Wool prices ease slightly
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.
Native trees, bird pressure and vineyards…
By Janette Busch With the increased plantings of vineyards throughout New Zealand the problem of grape damage by birds has become a huge problem. Establishing new vineyards usually involves cutting down the trees that are already there to reduce this problem in the future. However, the question is now being asked about whether planting New […]
Dairy footprint smaller than in the 40s
With all the talk of carbon footprints these days it is interesting to note recent research from Cornell University has found that today’s dairy farmers actually have a smaller “footprint” than their predecessors. In the June 2009 edition of the university’s Journal of Animal Science it states that the dairy genetics, nutrition, herd management and […]
Online calculators to help with N use
A broader range of online calculators developed to assist farmers to gauge the possible benefits of using urea treated with a urease inhibitor are now available. Summer is just around the corner which in New Zealand typically means drier weather conditions making it difficult to assess the best time to apply nitrogen fertiliser. Urea treated […]
ES admits untruths in court
The Southland Times reports that an Environment Southland compliance officer has effectively acknowledged under cross examination in court that the council’s original written case against a farm owner and manager it was prosecuting contained statements that were not true. The officer, Chris McMillan, is also the officer accused of altering a police statement in an […]
Killer disease striking down US honey bees
Colony Collapse Disorder has caused the most serious die-off of honey bee colonies across the US.
Invercargill accountant faces ethics complaint
An Invercargill accountant at the centre of a dispute over a farm his company sold is accused of breaching …
