Katie Milne

Finance Minister Grant Robertson urges banks to keep lending to even their more 'challenging' dairy farming customers, noting banks are best-placed to support businesses' cash flow

Finance Minister Grant Robertson urges banks to keep lending to even their more 'challenging' dairy farming customers, noting banks are best-placed to support businesses' cash flow

Guy Trafford looks at the debate over wintering systems and wonders if anything farmers do will satisfy some of the critics. And what’s happening with venison?

Guy Trafford looks at the debate over wintering systems and wonders if anything farmers do will satisfy some of the critics. And what’s happening with venison?

The Sheep Deer and Cattle Report: Competition strong for winter prime stock as deer sector heralds success in developing new markets and product lines

The Sheep Deer and Cattle Report: Competition strong for winter prime stock as deer sector heralds success in developing new markets and product lines

Federated Farmers pleads for Government to act to enforce environmental responsibilities on tourists. Sees current response as "a damp tea towel on a bonfire"

Federated Farmers pleads for Government to act to enforce environmental responsibilities on tourists. Sees current response as "a damp tea towel on a bonfire"

Federated Farmers want major changes to how local government is funded, pointing out how declining rural populations and rising local obligations collide

Federated Farmers want major changes to how local government is funded, pointing out how declining rural populations and rising local obligations collide

Summer rains and normal soil moisture levels set up the season for a great rural result; drought index low

Summer rains and normal soil moisture levels set up the season for a great rural result; drought index low

Farmers expect to save substantially on lower ACC levies after 'improving safety record'

Farmers expect to save substantially on lower ACC levies after 'improving safety record'

The law encourages rewarding offenders with pay-offs rather than prosecution for illegal abuse or neglect, survey finds

The law encourages rewarding offenders with pay-offs rather than prosecution for illegal abuse or neglect, survey finds

"We are not overly impressed with some councils wasting ratepayer resources on trying to ape the EPA": Katie Milne

"We are not overly impressed with some councils wasting ratepayer resources on trying to ape the EPA": Katie Milne

Federated Farmers offers a checklist of things for the coming storms, especially lifestyle block owners

Federated Farmers offers a checklist of things for the coming storms, especially lifestyle block owners

Federated Farmers applauds QLDC for facing up to excessive debt and rates levies

Federated Farmers applauds QLDC for facing up to excessive debt and rates levies

Cities cop 'biblical rain' but large areas of prime farmland remain very dry, many 'first in' farmers very nervous

Cities cop 'biblical rain' but large areas of prime farmland remain very dry, many 'first in' farmers very nervous

'While the drought may be over, in many ways the hard part – the recovery – has just begun'

'While the drought may be over, in many ways the hard part – the recovery – has just begun'

Katie Milne warns city observers that the 2013 drought will take several years to recover from and the impact will flow through to the whole economy

Katie Milne warns city observers that the 2013 drought will take several years to recover from and the impact will flow through to the whole economy