Feds hope for quick fix for China hold-up
Federated Farmers is hopeful an administrative issue affecting New Zealand meat exports to China will soon be resolved.
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Reunion of 'Bloody Friday' Protesters
A reunion will be held on Saturday, June 8 at the Corinthian Conventions Centre at the Invercargill Workingmen's Club to mark the 35th anniversary of the Southland Farmers' Protest on the streets of Invercargill.
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We’re here to stay – ANZCO chair
REMOVAL OF excess capacity is a key to breaking the impasse in the meat industry, says Anzco Foods chairman Sir Graeme Harrison.
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PKE response disappoints
DON’T SAY we didn’t warn you, say the authors of a damning report on the PKE supply chain. Their warning comes after the Ministry for Primary Industry (MPI) said it had no concerns about Malaysian imports into New Zealand.
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Lincoln develops farm output
Lincoln University has formed a new Farms Committee to oversee the development of the 3900ha of farmland owned and operated by the university.
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Integration lifts Maori farming
A STRATEGY shift a few years ago to integrate the dairy and sheep and beef units with a flexible stocking policy provided a step change in performance for large-scale Maori-owned farm business, Te Uranga B2.
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Amber beacons mandatory from June
FROM JUNE 1 it will be mandatory to have an amber beacon flashing on farm vehicles on the road.
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Rural vet bonding scheme full
VETERINARY REPRESENTATIVES and Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, are hailing the rural veterinary bonding scheme a success following the release of new figures.
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Stock feeder helps animals make good daily liveweight gains
FEEDING GRAIN by Advantage Feeder grain dispensers has allowed a South Canterbury farmer to lift live weight gain on weaner lambs by 100 grams a day, the equipment maker says.
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Dumb call
ACCORDING TO a mate of the Hound, God invented astrologers to try to make economists look good.
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