October 2007

NZ meat company announces financial result

Four nominations for Alliance Group board
Four nominations have been received for two positions on the Alliance Group board of directors.

Watch for grass grub beetles
Farmers should keep their eyes out for grass grub beetles in flight now and through to early December.

Taranaki farmers do well on effluent
Fonterra's general manager of sustainable milk production, Mark Leslie, congratulated Taranaki farmers for their record performance in achieving 97.3% compliance for effluent discharge in the 2006/07 monitoring season.

Time to vote on the future of wool
Time is running out, according to the Wool Action Group. Farmers should now have their WEL (Wool Equities Ltd) voting papers and be thinking about who they are going to vote for.

UK glut to affect NZ sheep farmers
The lamb procurement war has started in New Zealand and while this could see some farmers getting a short term gain the glut of domestic lamb in the UK market would be an issue here in the coming months.

Wool price rises in NZ
The wool price has finally moved up in New Zealand. NZ Wool Services International Ltd reported that prices at Thursday's auction of South Island wool ...

Sheep's wool insulation reduces carbon footprint
A wool insulation company in the UK has just received a large funding boost.

Half cooked beans can be toxic
Nutrition specialists are always careful to tell people to cook meat fully in order to prevent food poisoning or illness. Well, it turns out that this same type of warning should be given about cooking beans.

German scientists reveal cow and methane information
The cow as a killer of the climate: This inglorious role of our four-legged friends, peaceful in itself, is well-enough recognised an animal which continuously expel methane.

Meat co-ops need to change for the better
It's time for change within the industry, particularly from farmers and the meat co-operatives they supply, according to Mark Crawford.

Anderton congratulates partners at Merino awards

Magazine to help farmers find love
After the amazing success of The Australian Women's Weekly's first Find A Farmer A Wife campaign, it is playing Cupid again for New Zealand's lovelorn farmers.

Lamb meat procurement war starts in NZ
Farmers and members of the Meat Industry Action Group are horrified at the prospects and consequences of another procurement war, which is starting now.