Soil moisture levels are now plummeting as a dry February starts to bite. The Waikato and South Auckland Primary Industry Adverse Event Cluster core group convened on February 11 to collectively review conditions and intel…
Soil moisture levels are now plummeting as a dry February starts to bite. The Waikato and South Auckland Primary Industry Adverse Event Cluster core group convened on February 11 to collectively review conditions and intel…
Farmers have only weeks to wait to learn the extent of a Waikato Regional Council water quality plan change on their operations. As they wait for the final version of Plan Change One to fall…
A shaded ‘natural’ stream will have an average water temperature of around 16°C but open, slow flowing waterways may have temperatures peaking at around 30°C in summer months. Research has shown that one kilometre of…
Waipā District Council looks set to make some radical changes to its District Plan to accommodate the burgeoning kiwifruit and horticulture industry. Proposed changes include reducing road and internal boundary setbacks for protective structures over…
Waikato Regional Council recently confirmed its proposed Annual Plan budget. Thanks to a lot of good work by our chief executive and his staff, careful consideration by councillors and following a series of workshops with…
“That eel has been here longer than I have,” says Judge Valley Dairies farmer John Hayward. “That’s exciting,” Hayward told the audience he welcomed onto his Judge Rd, Roto-o-Rangi, farm near Te Awamutu for a…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay heard at Mystery Creek how low farmer confidence has dropped last week. The message came from Federated Farmers national president Wayne Langford at the Federated…
The rural economy – and potentially its major service towns – is about to get a shot in the arm. The region’s dairy farmers will receive an extra $65 million if Fonterra delivers on its…
My neighbour Michael was telling me about his rental properties and how the tenants are paying them off. The discussion raised some questions. The Bright Line Test – is it a legitimate investment policy –…
A retrospective resource consent has been granted to Kiwifruit Investments Ltd to construct crop protection structures and vegetated shelterbelts at 1278 Kaipaki Rd. Public notification was unnecessary, Waipā District Council ruled, because no person is…
