Close Topic Options

New Zealand Livestock & Agriculture Farming - Page 3

Is agriculture NZ's golden goose?

The Government appears to have quietly added "The intensification of agriculture" to its list of contentious policies it believes will bring new jobs, and economic growth, to New Zealand. Ref. Stuff.co.nz

Farming Agriculture and Livestock Zealand New

Farmers bear more costs over NAIT scheme

Saleyards charge new fees to recoup added costs from the country's new animal identification scheme. Ref. Source 4

New Zealand Livestock & Agriculture Farming UFO & Writing Art Education Sciences

Farmer's bid to revisit divorce deal rejected

A New Plymouth farmer has lost a Court of Appeal bid to recalculate his divorce settlement after judges ruled his sudden recovery from a brain injury and a rapid rise in farm property values could not have been anticipated. Ref. Stuff.co.nz

Page 3 Farming Agriculture and Livestock Zealand New

Ruling puts rivers ahead of farmers

The need to clean up dirty rivers has been put above the needs of farmers in an Environment Court decision being lauded as a huge victory for clean-water advocates. Ref. Source 8

Farming Agriculture and Livestock Zealand New

Is agriculture NZ's golden goose?

The Government appears to have quietly added "The intensification of agriculture" to its list of contentious policies it believes will bring new jobs, and economic growth, to New Zealand. Ref. Source 8

New Zealand Livestock & Agriculture Farming

Battling brothers may lose $8m family farms

A "Nightmare" dispute over two farms worth $8 million has pitted brother against brother and threatened a Wairarapa family's legacy. Ref. Source 7

New Zealand Livestock & Agriculture Farming - Page 3

Bank predicts agricultural boom

New Zealanders' hostility to foreign investment could damage the agricultural sector's chances of becoming a trillion-dollar "Food bowl" to Asia. Ref. Source 9

New Zealand Livestock & Agriculture Farming Sciences Education Art Writing & UFO - Page 3

Farmers show reluctance to part with shares

Fonterra farmers appear underwhelmed at hoopla over the dairy giant's share trading among farmers (TAF) prospectus launch, with strong indications they will hold tight to their shares, which will force Fonterra to "Top up" a $500 million Shareholders Fund pivotal to making the historic sharemarket entry work. Ref. Stuff.co.nz