October 21, 2015 Monsanto’s Hand of God: Planned Obsolescence of the Indian Farmer by Colin Todhunter The mantra of global agribusiness companies is that they care about farmers. They also really care about humanity and want to help to feed a growing world population, preferably by using genetically modified (GM) crops. They say that they […]
Posted on July 5, 2015 by Keith Woodford Shares in The a2 Milk Company (coded as ATM on the NZX stock exchange) have increased from 48.5 cents on 29 May to 75 cents at 3 July. The market capitalisation has risen from $330 million to $495 million. Where the shares will go in the next […]
Julia Hoddinott. Pastoral science company Farmax is giving rural professionals a chance to become accredited in the Farmax system with its new accreditation process that was recently launched at the company’s biennial conference. The accreditation is offered free of charge to anyone interested in completing it. “We often get people contacting us […]
Productivity growth must be “unlocked” to drive profitability and competitiveness in New Zealand agriculture – Rabobank Georgia Twomey Declining growth in public R&D spending, an ‘enabling’ policy environment and access to technology are three of the critical factors which must be addressed in order to ‘unlock’ future productivity growth in the New Zealand food and […]
Google didn’t lead the self-driving vehicle revolution. John Deere did. Andrea Peterson, The Washington Post Google has received tons of gushy press for its bubble-shaped self-driving car, though it’s still years from the showroom floor. But for years John Deere has been selling tractors that practically drive themselves for use on farms in America’s heartland, […]
Changing dairy – more focus on governance, profit and environment New Zealand’s dairy sector is strongly focused on building resilience to commodity price fluctuations, sharpening business practices and taking care of the environment, ANZ’s annual survey of the sector reveals. ANZ’s annual Privately Owned Business Barometer surveyed 368 respondents from across the dairy industry on […]
Barber’s Wire: Agribusiness Agenda poses challenges Posted on June 15, 2015 KPMG’s Agribusiness Agenda for 2015 is a comprehensive analysis of the challenges faced by New Zealand agriculture in meeting the government’s target of doubling exports by 2025. In the light of dramatically falling dairy prices with little sign of recovery, what was always a […]
Rabobank New Zealand has announced the appointment of Hayley Moynihan to the new role of general manager Country Banking. Subject to regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Ms Moynihan will commence in the role from July 2, 2015. Reporting to Rabobank New Zealand chief executive officer Ben Russell, the general manager Country […]
US Agribusiness, GMOs and the Plundering of the Planet by COLIN TODHUNTER Small family/peasant farms produce most of the world’s food. They form the bedrock of global food production. Yet they are being squeezed onto less than a quarter of the planet’s farmland. The world is fast losing farms and farmers through the concentration of land […]
Farmers need to stand up to Worksafe bullies. By Robin Grieve I read with disappointment comments by farmers and farming industry representatives that Worksafe is being unreasonable in banning passengers from quad bikes. My disappointment was not because I disapproved of their attitude, not at all; my disapproval is because they should understand health and […]