Rural News
Rural Support Trusts are an integral part of helping communities get through natural disasters and they are active in Tairāwhiti. Pania King reports on the impacts in this region
2nd Mar 23, 11:29am
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Rural Support Trusts are an integral part of helping communities get through natural disasters and they are active in Tairāwhiti. Pania King reports on the impacts in this region
Export log prices rise as international markets react to 'significantly reduced log supply from New Zealand.' Local demand down sharply as poor weather brings worst decking season
1st Mar 23, 1:33pm
Export log prices rise as international markets react to 'significantly reduced log supply from New Zealand.' Local demand down sharply as poor weather brings worst decking season
Guy Trafford explores what might happen now with the damaged forestry land, consequences for its owners, and asks why the existing rules and penalties seemed to be ignored by regulators
1st Mar 23, 9:49am
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Guy Trafford explores what might happen now with the damaged forestry land, consequences for its owners, and asks why the existing rules and penalties seemed to be ignored by regulators
Allan Barber calls for a 'coalition cabinet' to deal with the sheer scale of the weather disasters that effectively put us on a 'war footing'
28th Feb 23, 12:34pm
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Allan Barber calls for a 'coalition cabinet' to deal with the sheer scale of the weather disasters that effectively put us on a 'war footing'
Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region hard. Now orchardists face critical climate choices
28th Feb 23, 11:16am
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Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region hard. Now orchardists face critical climate choices
Guy Trafford wraps up the key changes affecting the New Zealand dairy industry, including prices, payouts, marketing strategies, and China's pivot to GM animal feed
24th Feb 23, 11:16am
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Guy Trafford wraps up the key changes affecting the New Zealand dairy industry, including prices, payouts, marketing strategies, and China's pivot to GM animal feed
Fonterra cuts its milk payout forecast for the current season by -50c to a narrower mid-point of $8.50/kgMS
24th Feb 23, 9:31am
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Fonterra cuts its milk payout forecast for the current season by -50c to a narrower mid-point of $8.50/kgMS
The Rural Support Trust is coordinating the rural recovery and clean-up and should be the first port of call for farmers wanting to register for assistance
18th Feb 23, 9:30am
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The Rural Support Trust is coordinating the rural recovery and clean-up and should be the first port of call for farmers wanting to register for assistance
Guy Trafford assesses what we have (and haven't) learned from major natural threats. He is hoping we actually get major adaption projects done following the series of crises
18th Feb 23, 9:10am
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Guy Trafford assesses what we have (and haven't) learned from major natural threats. He is hoping we actually get major adaption projects done following the series of crises
After Cyclone Gabrielle triggered more destructive forestry ‘slash’ NZ must change how it grows trees on fragile land
17th Feb 23, 12:32pm
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After Cyclone Gabrielle triggered more destructive forestry ‘slash’ NZ must change how it grows trees on fragile land
Variance between islands of schedule prices for livestock takes a sharp divergence again, one especially wide for prime beef
16th Feb 23, 11:02am
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Variance between islands of schedule prices for livestock takes a sharp divergence again, one especially wide for prime beef
Marble Point Station is just another property affected by the official drive to only partially count actual sequestration by formally excluding large stands of native bush. Actual carbon-neutral is twisted into a pretend carbon deficit
12th Feb 23, 10:10am
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Marble Point Station is just another property affected by the official drive to only partially count actual sequestration by formally excluding large stands of native bush. Actual carbon-neutral is twisted into a pretend carbon deficit
Farmer confidence continues to fall amid scepticism any RMA reform will improve things. Fed Farmers weighs in on RBNZ mandates
9th Feb 23, 9:40am
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Farmer confidence continues to fall amid scepticism any RMA reform will improve things. Fed Farmers weighs in on RBNZ mandates
Some older farmers may be grumpy and cynical about their lot, but young farmers exhibit the opposite outlook, and have a growing and active organisation supporting them
8th Feb 23, 9:44am
Some older farmers may be grumpy and cynical about their lot, but young farmers exhibit the opposite outlook, and have a growing and active organisation supporting them
Angus Kebbell notes the simplification and 'reform' of the RMA and related legislation will benefit urban housing, but fails to see how any of this rolls back over-regulation of rural New Zealand
6th Feb 23, 10:49am
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Angus Kebbell notes the simplification and 'reform' of the RMA and related legislation will benefit urban housing, but fails to see how any of this rolls back over-regulation of rural New Zealand
The trend of rural demographics concerns Guy Trafford, and those concerns aren't eased by data supplied by Stats NZ
3rd Feb 23, 11:47am
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The trend of rural demographics concerns Guy Trafford, and those concerns aren't eased by data supplied by Stats NZ
Emergencies come when least expected, but resilience planning can soften the blow. And adequate communications should be part of that. But for rural users, that often doesn't include mobile internet connections in spite of years of pleading
1st Feb 23, 12:27pm
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Emergencies come when least expected, but resilience planning can soften the blow. And adequate communications should be part of that. But for rural users, that often doesn't include mobile internet connections in spite of years of pleading
Sam McIvor joins Angus Kebbell to discuss the consequences of rapid-fire poor policy-making, how it is building unintended consequences, and leaving a trail of regulatory mess that is going to take years to fix
28th Jan 23, 11:11am
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Sam McIvor joins Angus Kebbell to discuss the consequences of rapid-fire poor policy-making, how it is building unintended consequences, and leaving a trail of regulatory mess that is going to take years to fix
Guy Trafford laments the lack of pathways for young aspiring farmers to acquire a place of their own, a problem that seems to have fallen off the radar. Societal ambivalence to food production isn't helping either
27th Jan 23, 11:47am
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Guy Trafford laments the lack of pathways for young aspiring farmers to acquire a place of their own, a problem that seems to have fallen off the radar. Societal ambivalence to food production isn't helping either
Two major bank economists have lowered their milk price forecasts as dairy prices hover near two-year lows
24th Jan 23, 2:03pm
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Two major bank economists have lowered their milk price forecasts as dairy prices hover near two-year lows
Guy Trafford is following the latest developments on controlling livestock methane, but remembers the DCD 'breakthrough' which stumbled on consumer perception rather than actual risk. He counsels leaving no stone unturned
24th Jan 23, 9:26am
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Guy Trafford is following the latest developments on controlling livestock methane, but remembers the DCD 'breakthrough' which stumbled on consumer perception rather than actual risk. He counsels leaving no stone unturned
Angus Kebbell digs into the ground-breaking work that the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium are doing to reduce GHG emissions from livestock - and there is promising progress to report
21st Jan 23, 9:15am
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Angus Kebbell digs into the ground-breaking work that the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium are doing to reduce GHG emissions from livestock - and there is promising progress to report
Guy Trafford looks ahead. He sees Russia (negatively) and China (positively) having big influences of farming prospects in 2023, but local changes being less important - except for the big unknown, the weather
20th Jan 23, 11:42am
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Guy Trafford looks ahead. He sees Russia (negatively) and China (positively) having big influences of farming prospects in 2023, but local changes being less important - except for the big unknown, the weather
Strong outlook for NZ beef, but new ideas needed to address key industry challenges – Rabobank report
19th Jan 23, 10:12am
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Strong outlook for NZ beef, but new ideas needed to address key industry challenges – Rabobank report
Guy Trafford finds a new year arriving with weather challenges in the North, and disappointing schedule prices in the South. He hopes the gloomy start to 2023 is the low point
19th Jan 23, 9:35am
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Guy Trafford finds a new year arriving with weather challenges in the North, and disappointing schedule prices in the South. He hopes the gloomy start to 2023 is the low point
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