Gerald Piddock

3 days ago | farmersweekly.co.nz | Gerald Piddock

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA strong outlook in the organics sector has seen Fonterra announce a record $12.30/kg MS midpoint forecast for its organic farmers for the new dairy season. The forecast has a range of $11.30-$13.30/kg MS, reflecting the uncertainty around forecasting this far out from the end of the season, Fonterra group director farm source Anne Douglas said in an email to the co-operative’s organic suppliers on May 29.

4 days ago | farmersweekly.co.nz | Gerald Piddock

Reading Time: 3 minutesBig changes are on the way for how Waikato farmers farm their land after the Environment Court released its interim decision on Plan Change 1. The decision on the Waikato Regional Council’s plan to improve water quality in the Waikato and Waipā rivers was released on May 28 by Chief Environmental Court Judge David Kirkpatrick.

1 week ago | farmersweekly.co.nz | Gerald Piddock

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Environment Court’s interim decision on Plan Change 1 has ruled on the use of farm environmental plans, good management practices and making medium intensity dairy farming a controlled activity. The Court released the 376-page decision on the Waikato Regional Council’s plan to improve water quality in the Waikato and Waipā rivers on May 28.

1 week ago | farmersweekly.co.nz | Gerald Piddock

Reading Time: 3 minutesIT’S all tens for Fonterra after it announced a $10/kg milksolids forecast for the new dairy season and $10/kg MS for the 2024-2025 season. The opening forecast for the 2025-2026 season is driven by stable near-term market demand and sits within a wide forecast range of $8.00-$11/kg MS. Fonterra left its forecast for the current season unchanged at $9.70-$10.30/kg MS with a midpoint of $10/kg MS.

1 week ago | farmersweekly.co.nz | Gerald Piddock

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe world economy and political order are starting to fragment after a prolonged period of great moderation. It is a fundamental reset, leading to tectonic shifts on multiple levels including a rise in populism and causing fragmentation to the far left and right of politics, economist Cameron Bagrie from Bagrie Economics said in a presentation at the Farmers Forum in Hamilton. It has led to “ping-pong economics”.