Ahead of a special meeting on Monday the battle for votes rages on.
Grant McBeath says the company never intended to ‘bankroll growers’, following MyFarm fund’s voluntary administration this week.
The meat processing co-op’s pitch to farmers for a $250m bailout hits Alexandra.
Key Rockit stakeholders remain committed to the snack apple company following the voluntary administration of MyFarm’s Rockit orchard.
Poor returns for the specialty apple have been partly to blame for the insolvency action.
It says change means farm production and profitability will not be cut, though Opposition parties say National has moved the goalposts on climate targets.
First-hand history of Mangaorapa Station in southern Hawke’s Bay.
Regional councils and farmers cannot rely on historical data as New Zealand's climate becomes more volatile.
The Wool Alliance will include several existing organisations that have been competing for funding.
Government has slammed council CEOs who, they say, need to start exercising ‘sensible judgment’ in respect of consenting processes; farmers welcome the removal of a ‘box-ticking’ exercise.