by Vincent Heeringa | Dec 3, 2021 | News
New Zealand’s national honey production in the 2020/2021 season was down 24% on the previous season and the average honey yield per hive fell 18%, according to the 2021 Apiculture Monitoring Report released by the Ministry of Primary Industries this week. Meanwhile,...
by Vincent Heeringa | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Kiwi dairy farmers hit a new high for milk production last season with fewer cows, showing that a focus on breeding higher performing cows is paying off. The annual New Zealand Dairy Statistics report, released today by DairyNZ and Livestock Improvement Corporation...
by Vincent Heeringa | Dec 3, 2021 | News
A new Infometrics report revealing the industry’s large economic multiplier effect shows a return to profit is essential for over 232,000 workers and their families, and to spread billions of dollars GDP throughout the economy. The report produced for Hospitality New...
by Vincent Heeringa | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Beer’s back on the menu. The Auckland Craft Beer & Food festival is to return to Spark Arena on Saturday March 19. The arena will be transformed into an urban beer garden, with predictions 6000 people will attend. This year’s inaugural event saw some...
by Vincent Heeringa | Dec 3, 2021 | Opinion
In the second of an ongoing series, Vincent ponders whether tuna should make it to his plate Cats love tuna. I love tuna. We all love tuna. The appetite for tuna in the last 60 years has been prodigious, reaching 6 million tonnes a year, a 1000% growth since 1950....
