Primary sector leaders have welcomed the announcement of a Free Trade Agreement between India and New Zealand.
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A landmark moment for New Zealand. That's how Prime Minister Christopher Luxon describes the conclusion of negotiations for an India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement. 
Biosecurity New Zealand says Kiwis should continue to keep an eye out for yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) over the holiday season. 
According to the latest Federated Farmers banking survey, farmers are more satisfied with their bank and less under pressure, however, the sector is well short of confidence levels seen last decade. 
Former Agriculture Minister and Otaki farmer Nathan Guy has been appointed New Zealand’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy (SATE). 
Alliance Group has commissioned a new heat pump system at its Mataura processing plant in Southland. 
Fonterra has slashed another 50c off its milk price forecast as global milk flows shows no sign of easing. 
The government has unveiled yet another move which it claims will unlock the potential of the country’s cities and region. 
The government is hailing the news that food and fibre exports are predicted to reach a record $62 billion in the next year. 
Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) says a new report projects strong export growth for New Zealand's horticulture sector highlights the industry's increasing contribution to the national economy. 
Farmer confidence has taken a slight dip according to the final Rabobank rural confidence survey for the year. 
Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti) is an annual broad-leaved herb, originating in China, that can grow between 1 and 2.5 metres tall, with large heart-shaped leaves and yellow-orange flowers. 
OPINION: After years of ever-worsening results from our education system, the startling results from a maths acceleration programme stood out like a dog’s proverbials – the trial producing gains of one full year in just 12-weeks. 
Meat processors are hopeful that the additional 15% tariff on lamb exports to the US will also come off. New Zealand's primary sector is set to reach a record $62 billion in food and fibre exports next year. Fears of a serious early drought in Hawke’s Bay have been allayed – for the moment at least. More than 150 people turned up at Parliament recently to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ). There was much theatre in the Beehive before the Government's new Resource Management Act (RMA) reform bills were introduced into Parliament last week. One person intimately involved in the new legislation to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA) is the outgoing chief executive of the Ministry for the Environment, James Palmer, who's also worked in local government. The Push-Up Challenge, an event which combines mental health and fitness, is set to launch in New Zealand in 2026. A Wine Marlborough Lifetime Achievement Award is “very premature”, say Kevin and Kimberley Judd, nearly 43 years after they came to New Zealand for a three year stint. “We haven’t finished yet,” Kevin says. Dr Ed Massey is General Manager Sustainability at New Zealand Winegrowers. Fonterra shareholders say they will be keeping an eye on their co-operative's performance after the sale of its consumer businesses. A new levying body, currently with the working title of NZWool, has been proposed to secure the future of New Zealand's strong wool sector. » Latest Print Issues OnlineThe Hound
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