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Zeebrugge · ZeebruggeReading Time: 2 minutes Kiwifruit affected by the mouse infestation aboard the Zespri-chartered ship that docked in Zeebrugge remains at the port, as the marketer and its insurers determine the cargo’s fate. Late last month the first European shipment of the new season’s SunGold fruit was discovered to have mouse infestation throughout all 16 of the holds on the chartered ship Crown Garnet, putting the quality and saleability of the entire 1.2 …See the Story
Zespri, insurers juggle mouse-hit cargo
New Zealand · New ZealandReading Time: 2 minutes The Rural Change programme founded by the Will to Live charity is set to begin a new chapter within the Rural Support Trust. For five years the wellbeing programme, which provides free private mental health professional sessions to the rural industry, has helped farmers and the wider rural community jump the public mental health queue. Donations have helped it fund more than 529 sessions. “When we started Will to Live …See the Story
Rural Support Trust takes on wellbeing programme
New Zealand · New ZealandReading Time: 2 minutes The government has approved the sale or lease of 3800 hectares to foreign investors for the construction of solar farms since July 2022. Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) head of regulatory practice and delivery Rebecca McAtamney said applications for the sale or lease of a further 680ha to foreign investors for solar farms are being processed. She said this does not mean consent applications for construction have been…See the Story
Thousands of hectares sold to solar
United States · United StatesReading Time: 3 minutes eating.the.elephant@gmail.com For a brief spell in my twenties, I hiked parts of the Appalachian Trail, stretching 3500km along the United States’s east coast mountain spine. I was fortunate to spend a few months dawdling through the woods from Georgia to Virginia, and again from Vermont to Maine. A good adventure. Throughout that first leg, I stood out from my fellow hikers: I visibly lacked a key bit of distance-hikin…See the Story
The lesson of the walking poles
Te Awamutu · Te AwamutuReading Time: 2 minutes Farmers have warned the Climate Change Commission that it needs to consider the economic and societal effects of forestry conversions as it reviews its 2050 emissions targets. This, along with reminders about the current economic conditions sheep and beef farmers face, is central in the feedback the CCC has received as it holds public consultation meetings around the country ahead of its review of New Zealand’s 2050 targ…See the Story
Farmers flag forests at CCC target talks
New Zealand · New ZealandReading Time: 2 minutes After a couple of bleak years, the sun is starting to shine again on kiwifruit returns and orchard values with a recent valuation report painting a positive picture for the sector’s future expansion and value. Colliers’ NZ kiwifruit market report has done a deep dive into the sector’s profitability and direction, with authors noting a decline in orchard sales activity in the past two years in response to cost pressures a…See the Story