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NZ flower market offers opportunity for farmers
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (424+ words) For farmers and growers looking to diversify, a gap in New Zealand’s flower market could offer an opportunity to turn a small area of land into a high-value crop. Provenance Brokers founder Lissie Johns said smaller growers could help meet…...
Tips and tools to get the most from spring
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (507+ words) DairyNZ has research-backed resources to support on-farm decisions and help drive performance during the season. Setting calves up for success Healthy calves now mean more productive cows later. The nutrition calves receive in their first weeks of life can have…...
Chef finds a wild pantry in Christchurch’s red zone
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (448+ words) By Anisha Satya of RNZ Pink peppercorn trees, creeping juniper, miner’s lettuce, blackboy peaches – Adam Harrison is constantly surprised by the bounty of Christchurch’s red zone. “It’s crazy the things we have over here that people just wouldn’t expect.” The…...
Bay of Plenty butcher welcomes homekill rule changes
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (355+ words) Toby Barkla, the owner of Plains Butchery near Edgecumbe, says he has been encouraged by what he describes as the positive sounds coming out of Ministry for Primary Industries about proposed changes to homekill regulations. “MPI is making very clear…...
Cull and consumer tastes highlighted in DINZ update
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (549+ words) A sharp increase in stag culling in response to weak velvet returns and venison schedules continuing to strengthen are two key pointers in Deer Industry New Zealand’s mid-year industry update. DINZ released its first state of the industry report in…...
Government rejects calls for tougher pork labelling
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (494+ words) By Sally Wenley of RNZ The Government is refusing to make any law changes surrounding pork branding but acknowledges some labels may be misleading. This follows the pork industry calling for ‘country of origin’ information to be clearer as some…...
Big swedes and small changes pay off on Southland farm
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (611+ words) Having moved away from an all-grass wintering system to include crops, Southland farmer Ben Dooley has spent the past decade refining his farming practices, including learning how to grow a sizable swede. Dooley moved home in 2008 to work with his…...
Apple waste shows promise for food packaging
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (384+ words) Apple waste could soon have a new life beyond stock feed or the compost bin, with research at Massey University exploring how the scraps could be turned into a food packaging innovation. Fourth-year food technology student Ed Ron Ng is…...
Strong red meat returns face tighter margins
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (454+ words) Strong red meat returns are expected to continue this season, but margins are set to be tighter, cautions Beef + Lamb New Zealand. A stronger New Zealand dollar is likely to affect export returns, while rising input costs and the risk…...
Dairy-beef breeding surges as farmers chase value beyond the farm gate
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (510+ words) Farmers are increasingly considering the value an animal can deliver beyond the farm gate when making breeding decisions around beef sires. Helped by strong beef prices, greater use of sexed semen and better information, mating dairy cows to beef sires…...