Crop Industry News: New Zealand
11 January 2016
El Niño Impacts to Hit NZ Farmers for MonthsNEW ZEALAND - Recent rain has been a welcome respite from ongoing dry weather conditions in much of the country, but farmers in drought-affected parts of New Zealand will continue to feel the...
20 April 2015
2015 Grain Harvest - A Game of Two HalvesNEW ZEALAND - The 2015 Grain Harvest has been a game of two halves, according to survey results released by the Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI)....
07 April 2015
Boost for New Sustainable Farming ProjectsNEW ZEALAND - The new Zealand government is to grant NZ$7.8 million in new funding over four years through the Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF), to 29 new farming projects....
17 February 2015
Government Offers Tax Relief for Drought-Affected FarmersNEW ZEALAND - Revenue Minister Todd McClay has welcomed the Inland Revenue’s decision to exercise its income equalisation discretion to help provide relief for drought-affected farmers in the...
23 January 2015
Farmers Call for Drought Declaration NEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers believes that if the government made a medium-scale adverse event declaration for some South Island provinces, it would give more emotional support to farmers...
Fall in Fuel Prices Should Mean Lower Costs for FarmersNEW ZEALAND - The continuing fall in fuel prices should be reflected in lower farm input costs, Federated Farmers believes....
14 January 2015
NZ Agritech Sector Worth NZ$1.2 BillionNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's agritechnology sector was worth approximately NZ$1.2 billion in 2013 according to new research into the size, value and future potential of the sector....
02 July 2014
New Zealand: Now World’s Largest Supplier of Softwood Logs NEW ZEALAND - Now the world’s largest supplier of softwood logs, New Zealand exports increase four-fold to almost $2 billion in five years....
22 June 2014
New System Recycles Water, Concentrates Fertilizer Nutrients from WasteNEW ZEALAND - Livestock Water Recycling, Inc. (LWR) has announced that it has been awarded a New Zealand patent for its manure treatment technology....
07 May 2014
Farmers Relieved at Nitrogen Funding ConfirmationNEW ZEALAND – Relieved farmers in the lake Rotorua catchment have welcomed a government pledge to go halves on the country’s biggest nitrogen reduction project....
12 November 2013
Farmers Welcome Freshwater Policy StatementNEW ZEALAND – Water policy is going to be scientifically, culturally and economically informed for the first time, says a Federated Farmers of New Zealand spokesperson....
30 September 2013
Science Backs Use of Stubble BurningNEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers welcomes the Foundation of Arable Research’s & Environment Canterbury’s report on stubble burning....
14 June 2013
Long-term Toxicology Study on Pigs Fed a Mixed GM DietNEW ZEALAND - The following is a briefing about the contents of a new, peer-reviewed scientific paper titled: "A long-term toxicology study on pigs fed a combined genetically modified (GM) soy...
14 May 2013
Bioenergy Conference Highlights NZ OpportunitiesNEW ZEALAND - A one-day conference in Rotorua this Thursday (16 May), supported by Federated Farmers, will take land owners through the economics of bioenergy, which could become a big part of...
18 March 2013
Entire North Island of New Zealand Receives Drought ConfirmationNEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers welcomes confirmation that the entire North Island has been declared a medium scale adverse event due to drought....
14 February 2013
Food Prices Rise 1.9 per cent in January NEW ZEALAND - Food prices rose 1.9 per cent in the January month, and were up 0.8 per cent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. ...
04 February 2013
Efforts to Reduce Farming Dangers Showing ProgressNEW ZEALAND – Farm safety and rural depression initiatives have had positive effects on the welfare of the rural population, according to Federated Farmers of New Zealand. ...
11 January 2013
South Island NZ Fire Warning Issued NEW ZEALAND - Prolonged hot periods without rain have lead to fires breaking out in areas of the north South island which has caused disturbance and concern across rural organisations. ...
29 November 2012
Federated Farmers Flags Biosecurity IssueNEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers is requesting that the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) ask hard questions of its Australian certifiers, after a consignment of imported cotton seed meal...
19 November 2012
Biodiesel Deal Great for GrowersNEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers Grain & Seed welcomes the sale of Solid Energy’s agribusiness division of Biodiesel New Zealand has been concluded and a new company, Pure Oil New Zealand Limited,...
09 October 2012
Successful Year for AgResearch NZNEW ZEALAND - On-farm pest control, new value-added products and improved environmental performance are three of the significant contributions made by AgResearch scientists to New Zealand's agricultural...
09 August 2012
Simpler Rules for Agricultural Vehicles WelcomedNEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers is happy with the proposed simplified rules for operating agricultural vehicles on roads announced by the associate Minister of Transport....
08 August 2012
Efficiency with Farm Inputs - Essential for SuccessNEW ZEALAND - An increasingly complex and volatile global farm input market is making it imperative for New Zealand farmers to have in place good purchasing strategies, while focusing on ways...
21 March 2012
New Zealand: North Island Farmers Weather More StormsNEW ZEALAND - After a second severe storm event in a single month, most North Island farmers have got off fairly lightly. ...
21 February 2012
Rise in Prices Paid by ProducersNEW ZEALAND - Prices paid by New Zealand producers for goods and services rose by an overall 0.5 per cent in the December 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said....
01 February 2012
Farmers Urged to Make the Most of the RainNEW ZEALAND - Despite good levels of rainfall throughout the region, dairy farmers in South Otago and Southland are still managing difficult dry conditions....
NZ Group Appeals Against GE Corn, SoyNEW ZEALAND - GE Free NZ in Food and Environment has applied to the Administrative Appeal Tribunal for a review of the decision by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to release into...
26 January 2012
Europe Dampens NZ Farmer ConfidenceNEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers mid-season Farm Confidence Survey, conducted in January 2012, reveals farmer confidence in the general economy has turned negative for the first time since July...
17 January 2012
New Corn Hybrid Could Benefit NZ GrowersNEW ZEALAND - A new variety of corn that is suitable for organic and biological farming systems could benefit New Zealand farmers who rely on corn seed imports....
06 December 2011
Campaign Urges GM Food LabellingNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's Minister of Health would be doing the right thing for public health and the integrity of the food system by voting for labelling of GM foods, when she attends a trans-Tasman...
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