Farmers Weekly (Feilding, NZ)

2 days ago | farmersweekly.co.nz | Gerhard Uys

Reading Time: 2 minutesEnvironment Southland has clarified the rules around gravel extraction from rivers, but Federated Farmers says more action is needed to prevent future flooding caused by poor gravel management. In a letter this week council chair Nicol Horrell wrote to the city, district councils, KiwiRail and New Zealand Transport Agency to explain the rules in the Southland Water and Land Plan.

2 days ago | farmersweekly.co.nz | Gerhard Uys

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe tomato industry is concerned that the Ministry for Primary Industries is not doing enough to protect it from a virus that could decimate the local tomato crop. In August last year Biosecurity New Zealand placed import restrictions on tomato imports from Australia, after the detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) at two South Australian growing properties.

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.

3 days ago | farmersweekly.co.nz | Annette Scott

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter 40 years in the game, sheep dog triallist Leo Jecentho has nailed a cracker of a finishing the season with a record achievement. Competing with Jake, Jecentho – from the Karioi Sheep Dog Trial Club in Waikato – took out both the 2025 South Island short head and yard championship and the 2025 New Zealand short head and yard championship at the national championships hosted at Lochiel Station in North Canterbury.

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.