Affco’s National Livestock Manager updates the state of the red meat sector and he crunches the frightening numbers around a 20 per cent drop in the sheep and beef numbers off the back of He Waka Eke Noa.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth:
A leading farming academic (and DairyNZ board member) reviews yesterday’s AGM in Southland and says there is no silver bullet when it comes to reducing GHG emissions, but any reductions should not be at the expense of food production.
Fraser Whineray:
Fonterra’s chief operating officer comments on another disappointing GDT auction overnight (down 4.6 per cent, WMP down 4.4 per cent, SMP plummeted 6.9 per cent) but says it’s not all bad news for farmers.
Laurie Paterson:
We catch up with Groundswell’s co-founder ahead of tomorrow’s “We’re not going to take it” protest in the four main centres.
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