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A few thoughts on grazing

Maintaining quality pasture in the summer is so important in a sheep system although in this recent difficult spring set stocking at low covers …
Rural receiverships likely to keep pace with rural bank debt

The country’s only rural insolvency specialist believes more rural businesses will face going to the wall in the next 12 months.
Environment Southland to undergo audit

Chief Executive Rob Phillips said today that in light of recent allegations in the media, Environment Southland would undergo an audit.
Targeting by Environment Southland slammed

The Southland Times reports of the controversial targeting of stock truck companies last winter by Environment Southland.
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.
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 […]