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Ashburton, New Zealand · AshburtonReading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to suicide, there is no price on making a difference to people’s lives and just how to do that is the focus of Agri Connect, the rural professionals’ seminar rolling out across New Zealand. The mental health and wellbeing seminar is tailored to giving frontline agents – the rural professionals with whom farmers regularly speak – the tools to offer help. Run under the umbrella of the “lean on a gate” Whateve…See the Story
Your listening ear could save a life
Ashburton, New Zealand · AshburtonReading Time: 3 minutes ANZCO Foods has reported a strong profit for the 2023 financial year, putting some distance between itself and major meat companies that have reported large losses. After what chief executive Peter Conley described as an exceptional 2022 for everyone in the meat industry, ANZCO’s revenue dropped marginally to $1.83 billion and its net profit before tax was cut in half to $60.9 million. That compares with a pre-tax loss b…See the Story
ANZCO crafts success in very tough year for meat
Taxes · AshburtonReading Time: 2 minutes ANZCO Foods has defied the series of financial losses being reported by meat exporters to record a $60.9 million net profit before tax for the 2023 financial year. However, while in the black, the result to December 31 2023 is well down on the $147.7m reported for 2022, reflecting a difficult year. ANZCO’s 2023 profit was generated off a slight drop in turnover, $1.83 billion compared to $1.90bn in 2022. Chief executive …See the Story
ANZCO finds $61m of fat in a lean year
Ashburton, New Zealand · AshburtonReading Time: 2 minutes A Canterbury father and son have been fined $47,500 for their failure to register the movements of hundreds of cattle with National Animal Identification and Tracing. Under the NAIT scheme all cattle or deer must be fitted with a NAIT tag and registered in the NAIT system by the time the animal is 180 days old, or before the animal is moved off farm. Keith Bruce Townshend, 69, and his son, Joel Charles Townshend, 39, wer…See the Story
Father and son fined for NAIT lapses
Ashburton, New Zealand · AshburtonThe Ashburton River bridge. Photo: Ashburton District Council.
Rangitata MP James Meager was surprised most Ashburton residents are opposed to paying a road toll to fund the new Ashburton bridge project.See the Story
Residents oppose road toll to pay for new Ashburton bridge
Ashburton, New Zealand · AshburtonReading Time: 2 minutes Controlling pests with minimal use of pesticides was the focus of an industry seminar presented to arable farmers by Australian entomologist Paul Horne in Ashburton. Organised by the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), the seminars, with the focus on integrated pest management (IPM), were replicated in Gore and Timaru Horne established Melbourne-based IPM Technologies more than 20 years ago to help farmers get better …See the Story
Cultural approach spells doom for pests
Ashburton, New Zealand · AshburtonMinister of Transport Simeon Brown and Rangitata MP James Meager in Ashburton on Friday. Photo: Toni Williams
The Minister of Transport was given a belated birthday cake adorned with a picture of the Ashburton River bridge as a reminder of the proposed second bridge project.See the Story
Toll mooted for two bridges as pressure to build second river
Ashburton, New Zealand · AshburtonAshburton Club and MSA general manager Cliff Downes has identified areas of excess, and underuse, at the club. Photo: Supplied
Mere weeks into his new role, Ashburton Club and MSA general manager Cliff Downes is making changes.See the Story
