Rural news

20 Dec 18, 10:46am

Guy Trafford finishes 2018 with a GDT review, news of a new Fish & Game river survey, calling out plant-based-milk, and an update on the MPB eradication
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Good weather for pasture growth bolsters the rural property market

19 Dec 18, 3:33pm

Greg Ninness

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Farm sales and prices are both up compared to last year, but there are still a few rough patches says the REINZ
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The major impactors in 2019

19 Dec 18, 8:45am

Guy Trafford

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Guy Trafford takes a look at what 2019 might bring for farmers in terms of climate-related regulation, land prices, and product prices. He's not pessimistic on everything
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Reflections on the year that was

19 Dec 18, 8:26am

Allan Barber

Allan Barber looks back of a year where New Zealand agriculture had to face a range of unexpected developments and a number of growing uncertainties, almost all of which will be festering in 2019
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A "honey" of a Christmas Raving

15 Dec 18, 10:09am

Rodney Dickens

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Rodney Dickens thinks he spots a bust about to unfold in the manuka honey market after a strong boom - caused but the usual suspect, fast rising new supply
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Three key dairy issues

13 Dec 18, 9:07am

Guy Trafford

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Guy Trafford reviews Fonterra's fixed milk price plan, Fed Farmers banking survey, and Simon Upton's critique of Overseer
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Producing paperwork

12 Dec 18, 11:45am

Guy Trafford

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Guy Trafford solves the riddle of why farmer confidence is low when prices are high. The cost of increased box-ticking makes the future of smaller family farms less viable
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Agriculture sector debt in 10 charts and tables

12 Dec 18, 10:13am

Gareth Vaughan

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A government Farm Debt Mediation Bill would be 'a useful tool in the tool kit' Federated Farmers says as farmers' satisfaction with their banks drops
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December log market report

11 Dec 18, 4:55pm

Scott Downs

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China log demand stable but lower freight costs absorbed by higher NZD. Sawn timber exports strong especially to the EU, and prospects bright
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Fonterra touts more certainty for farmers with fixed milk price

11 Dec 18, 12:02pm

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Fonterra unveils a new financial tool it says will help farmers gain more certainty of what they will be paid for their milk
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Tractor buying leaps

11 Dec 18, 11:24am

David Chaston

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The new tractor sales surge underlines confidence in rural sectors, and is part of the growth of rural exports built on rising productivity and in spite of a rising NZD
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Fonterra’s strategic reset interacts with new board dynamics

10 Dec 18, 5:11pm

Keith Woodford

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Keith Woodford explains why Fonterra’s strategic reset depends on board personalities as well as strategy
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2018 ends on a negative note in the rural sector

7 Dec 18, 9:58am

Guest

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Rabobank survey shows farmer confidence falling for the third straight quarter pushing the net rural confidence reading further into negative territory, now with more of the country’s farmers pessimistic than optimistic
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Dairy market updates

6 Dec 18, 10:14am

Guy Trafford

Guy Trafford reviews the latest auction and milk payout changes, Westland's restructure update, M bovis eradication costs
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Fonterra reduces milk payout forecast to $6.00-$6.30 per kgMS

6 Dec 18, 9:01am

David Chaston

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Fonterra cuts farmgate milk price forecast range to $6.00-$6.30 per kgMS from $6.25-$6.50, forced down by rising international milk supply. Dividend indications unchanged
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Rising productivity masks decline

5 Dec 18, 4:38pm

Guy Trafford

Guy Trafford reviews the latest changes in the national sheep flock in the face of peak dairy. Warren Parker get the Landcorp gig
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Alliance puts positive spin on disappointing result

5 Dec 18, 3:58pm

Allan Barber

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With a good balance sheet, Alliance is repositioning itself to capture better margins from its $1.6 bln in revenue, a goal that wasn't achieved in its last year's results. Its promise is in the future
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All roads pointing to $6 for Fonterra farmers

5 Dec 18, 2:23pm

David Hargreaves

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Westpac economists are the latest to trim their milk price forecast for this season - down to $6.10 from $6.25
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Fonterra milk price forecast out on a limb again

3 Dec 18, 3:01pm

David Hargreaves

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BNZ economists are the latest to lower their milk price forecast for the current season - to $6, which is below Fonterra's forecast range of $6.25 to $6.50
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'Biased scaremongering'

29 Nov 18, 10:36am

Guy Trafford

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Guy Trafford reviews the latest claims on Canterbury water quality by Fish & Game and finds misrepresented sources, misquoted facts, and no transparency around samples selected. Fish & Game respond
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