With the year coming to an end we take the opportunity to look back at a busy and very rewarding year for The AgriBusiness Group. In the last blog post of 2019, we sum up our very personal highlights and exciting developments in the agricultural sector that took place this year; and would like to thank all our readers for following along. We wish you happy holidays and a great start to 2020!
Read MoreJon Manhire, director of The AgriBusiness Group and Chair of the Lincoln University BHU Organics Trust was invited to attend the address from the Prince of Wales on the State of the Global Environment at Lincoln University. In his powerful speech, the Prince addressed the devastating environmental issues we are faced with and our responsibility and the many opportunities to solve the current crisis.
Read MoreWhat do the top performers from each farm sector do to achieve the highest interest return on total farm capital employed, and what does the rather gloomy sounding ‘misery index’ say about the farm business? Stuart Ford outlines the key points from the recently published Brown Glassford’s Farm Survey.
Read MoreSarah O’Connell is passionate about the sheep and beef industry at work as well as in her spare time. She has the Beef Cattle Stud Carriganes Cattle in Dunsandel and enjoys breeding and showing cattle. At this year’s NZ Agricultural show, the Carriganes team had some great success.
Read MoreIn New Zealand, there is a focus on freshwater quality due to serious deterioration of waterways. This has led to primary sectors taking significant action to mitigate their impacts as well as government regulation. The AgriBusiness Group has been working closely within the kiwifruit sector for many years on various sustainability projects, including nutrient management. In this article, we look at how New Zealand’s most valuable horticultural sector is responding to the freshwater challenge and what the upcoming proposed government regulations mean for it.
Read MoreHow to equip thousands of widely dispersed farmers across the Peruvian Andes with the knowledge of how to apply good dairy farming practices and improve their families’ livelihoods? By training a small number of farmers to become extension agents in their local area. At the start, the New Zealand Peru Dairy Support project encountered many difficulties by employing state-run Research & Extension professionals. Since then, local smallholder farmers have been taking on the role as an extension agent instead, and three years down the track, the project is starting to see excellent outcomes with good prospects for the future.
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