Farming

In a stark reversal of fortune, Alliance Meat Company, a cooperative with 4,500 farmer shareholders, has reported a substantial loss of $70 million for the year ended September. This result contrasts sharply with last year’s $73.6 million profit, highlighting the volatility and challenges the compan

A couple of old Southland farmers managed to stop traffic in Auckland for 10 minutes on Sunday, as the Groundswell NZ entourage bounced its way through the city. And that’s exactly what Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Paterson wanted to achieve with their Drive 4 Change rally from Invercargill to the Elle

Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Paterson are ready to bring the tractors out again, but this time they’re touring the length of the country. The Groundswell NZ Drive 4 Change rally kicks off this Friday in Southland, where they hope at least 20 or 30 others will join them. They aim to get to the Ellerslie

Rural communities and consumers struggling with the cost-of-life crisis will be outraged at yesterday’s announcement by the Minister for Agriculture Damian O’Connor, that this government will proceed with their deeply flawed farming tax. Having lost the argument on the science, the Minister is now c

This week, Catherine Langabeer the Head of Sustainability for supermarket giant Countdown was published in the media discussing the company’s desire to reduce its carbon footprint. “Companies should be assessing their impacts on our environment. However, instead of looking at how they, an Australian

JJ’s Southland is moving after 63 years to a new purpose-built  state-of-the-art tractor and machinery sales and service centre, at the Lorneville roundabout. Group marketing manager Kari Graber said the new building will be far bigger and allow the company future growth as well as more display area

24-year-old Hugh Jackson doesn’t waste a second. On any given day you’ll find him in the tractor, milking, or speaking up about mental health. Growing up in the picturesque Te Akau, a small farming settlement north of Raglan, Hugh spent his free time as a youth on the family sheep and beef farm. One

How responsible is methane and nitrous oxide for global warming? Come to a public meeting on Monday at the Ascot Park in Invercargill to find out. Groundswell NZ is bringing Dr Tom Sheahan, an American academic and scientist to the south, to share his views on what he calls the ‘irrelevant greenhous