Tony Chaston

The Weekly Livestock Report: The GlobalDairyTrade platform celebrates 5 years of success, farmers wait for red meat industry reform

The Weekly Livestock Report: The GlobalDairyTrade platform celebrates 5 years of success, farmers wait for red meat industry reform

The Weekly Livestock Report: Weather improves along with lamb, wool and dairy prices but beef prospects fall

The Weekly Livestock Report: Weather improves along with lamb, wool and dairy prices but beef prospects fall

The Weekly Livestock Report: Winter storms batter livestock, Synlait looks for more capital, currency helps returns

The Weekly Livestock Report: Winter storms batter livestock, Synlait looks for more capital, currency helps returns

The Weekly Livestock Report: Lamb and venison schedules lift but beef upturn slow

The Weekly Livestock Report: Lamb and venison schedules lift but beef upturn slow

The Weekly Livestock report: GMP price set at $7, US beef prices fall, currency drop helps wool

The Weekly Livestock report: GMP price set at $7, US beef prices fall, currency drop helps wool

The Weekly Livestock Report: More dairy price falls, venison losing market share in Europe, and PGGW leadership changes

The Weekly Livestock Report: More dairy price falls, venison losing market share in Europe, and PGGW leadership changes

The Weekly Livestock Report: Tight cashflows sees big sell of Fonterra wet shares, but $7/kg/ms forecast for next year

The Weekly Livestock Report: Tight cashflows sees big sell of Fonterra wet shares, but $7/kg/ms forecast for next year

The Weekly Livestock report: Tax values for sheep crash, beef, deer and dairy also fall

The Weekly Livestock report: Tax values for sheep crash, beef, deer and dairy also fall

Tax department releases national average market values for 2013: All sectors fall, sheep prices crash, beef, deer and dairy prices ease

Tax department releases national average market values for 2013: All sectors fall, sheep prices crash, beef, deer and dairy prices ease

The Weekly Livestock Report: Good grass growth, lamb and wool prices lift but store cattle struggle

The Weekly Livestock Report: Good grass growth, lamb and wool prices lift but store cattle struggle

The Weekly Livestock Report: Milk price falls fail to dampen payout predictions, small supply driven meat schedule lifts but calf prices feed driven

The Weekly Livestock Report: Milk price falls fail to dampen payout predictions, small supply driven meat schedule lifts but calf prices feed driven

The Weekly Livestock Report: Venison prices stay down, dairy milk contracts trialed, and good lifts seen in NI store lambs

The Weekly Livestock Report: Venison prices stay down, dairy milk contracts trialed, and good lifts seen in NI store lambs

The Weekly Livestock Report:Farmers are urged to drought proof their farms as the cost of the dry is huge.

The Weekly Livestock Report:Farmers are urged to drought proof their farms as the cost of the dry is huge.

The Weekly Livestock Report: Beef and lamb prices move off the bottom, but lamb numbers predicted to plummet next year

The Weekly Livestock Report: Beef and lamb prices move off the bottom, but lamb numbers predicted to plummet next year

Farmers support MIE approach at Christchurch meeting; all speakers agree status quo is 'broken'

Farmers support MIE approach at Christchurch meeting; all speakers agree status quo is 'broken'

The Weekly Livestock Report: Southern weaner deer and calf prices fall, beef schedules rise, another big loss for lamb processor in 2012

The Weekly Livestock Report: Southern weaner deer and calf prices fall, beef schedules rise, another big loss for lamb processor in 2012

The Weekly Livestock Report:Another huge price spike at dairy auction, processors lift milk payout predictions but lamb weak, wool steady, and beef prices moving at last.

The Weekly Livestock Report:Another huge price spike at dairy auction, processors lift milk payout predictions but lamb weak, wool steady, and beef prices moving at last.

The Weekly Livestock Report: The drought drives up milk prices, drops confidence and sees record killing volumes

The Weekly Livestock Report: The drought drives up milk prices, drops confidence and sees record killing volumes

Calf sellers nervous as feed supply will weaken demand. Prices rocket to record levels as milk flows dry up. Mood for change builds in at risk meat industry

Calf sellers nervous as feed supply will weaken demand. Prices rocket to record levels as milk flows dry up. Mood for change builds in at risk meat industry

The Weekly Livestock Report: Dairy commodity prices lift on supply shortage concerns; better wool clearances; sheep farmer despair at low prices

The Weekly Livestock Report: Dairy commodity prices lift on supply shortage concerns; better wool clearances; sheep farmer despair at low prices

The Weekly Livestock Report: Farmers act fast to adapt systems to the dry; PGGWrighton report "jitters" in the sheep industry

The Weekly Livestock Report: Farmers act fast to adapt systems to the dry; PGGWrighton report "jitters" in the sheep industry

Tony Chaston says that the use of deer velvet by athletes has been proven safe and the current claims ignore the fact that the ingredients involved are also in natural everyday foods in tiny levels

Tony Chaston says that the use of deer velvet by athletes has been proven safe and the current claims ignore the fact that the ingredients involved are also in natural everyday foods in tiny levels

Little success on key issues in meat and wool during Carter's reign at the Primary Industry; he laments stubborn attitudes

Little success on key issues in meat and wool during Carter's reign at the Primary Industry; he laments stubborn attitudes

Big dry starts to bite into on-farm production although irrigated areas doing well and new irrigation proposals get big official support

Big dry starts to bite into on-farm production although irrigated areas doing well and new irrigation proposals get big official support

Hard going for independent dairy firm; more competition unlikely in milk processing

Hard going for independent dairy firm; more competition unlikely in milk processing