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Calls for Efficiency: Landcorp Under Scrutiny as Profits Drop
Calls for Efficiency: Landcorp Under Scrutiny as Profits Drop
Farming   -   Apr 16, 2024

The New Zealand government has signaled a need for heightened efficiency and profitability from Landcorp, the state-owned farming entity, after a concerning drop in its financial performance. Minister Paul Goldsmith highlighted the issue following a recent meeting with Landcorp executives, noting th

Dairy Farm, Owner Fined $215K for Exploiting Indonesian Workers
Dairy Farm, Owner Fined $215K for Exploiting Indonesian Workers
Farming   -   Apr 08, 2024

A Southland dairy business and its owner, an Invercargill Imam, have been ordered to pay $215,000 in penalties by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) after having been found to have exploited three Indonesian migrant workers. Of this amount, Rural Practice Ltd was ordered to pay $145,000, and b

Southland/Otago Dairy Industry Awards Have Dairying in Their DNA
Southland/Otago Dairy Industry Awards Have Dairying in Their DNA
Farming   -   Apr 05, 2024

The winners of the 2024 Southland/Otago Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year category say dairy farming is in their DNA, with endless opportunities for growth. Cameron Smith and Nicole Hanning-Smith were announced winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category at a dinner at Inv

Brett Roberts’ Long Road To First Open Win In 14 Months
Brett Roberts’ Long Road To First Open Win In 14 Months
Farming   -   Mar 12, 2024

Mataura shearer Brett Roberts scored his first Open final win in over a year with victory at the Mayfield A and P Show in Mid-Canterbury on Saturday. Roberts, 30, hadn’t won since the national full wool championship final at the Northern Southland Community Shears (Lumsden) in January 2023. That was

Leon Samuels – First South Island Golden Shears Champion Since 1989
Leon Samuels – First South Island Golden Shears Champion Since 1989
Community   -   Mar 04, 2024

Southland shearer Leon Samuels became the first South Islander to win the Golden Shears Open shearing title in 35 years in a dramatic six-man final of 20 sheep each in Masterton on Saturday night. The winner of the New Zealand Shears Open final in Te Kuiti last April and thus a member of the New […]

Fonterra Oceania: A New Era for NZ and Australian Dairy Operations
Fonterra Oceania: A New Era for NZ and Australian Dairy Operations
Farming   -   Feb 21, 2024

Fonterra has announced a strategic move to merge its New Zealand (FBNZ) and Australia operations, creating a unified entity named Fonterra Oceania. This announcement, made on 19 February via a New Zealand Exchange filing, marks a significant shift in the dairy co-operative’s approach to the trans-Ta

Southland Farming History Exhibition Opens
Southland Farming History Exhibition Opens
Farming   -   Feb 19, 2024

One hundred and thirty invited guests were on hand on Saturday as the MP for Invercargill, Penny Simmonds assisted by Southland District Mayor Rob Scott, cut the ribbon to open the Thornbury Vintage Tractor & Implement Club’s new exhibition of Southland’s Farming History. In keeping with the occasio

Groundswell NZ Watching And Waiting What National Does in 2024
Groundswell NZ Watching And Waiting What National Does in 2024
Farming   -   Feb 14, 2024

Groundswell NZ will continue to be a watchdog for farmers around the country and is waiting to see what unfolds in the first 100 days that the National Party is in power. Co-founder Bryce McKenzie spoke on a podcast recently saying that its relationship with Federated Farmers was stronger than ever,

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