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International seed business Germinal is increasing its presence in New Zealand, appointing Sarah Gard, of North Canterbury, as its trials and product development manager.
Prime Minister Bill English recently spoke at the NZ Institute of International Affairs annual dinner and touched on trade. Here are excerpts from his speech.
Big changes loom in world food supply, says Foundation for Arable Research chairman David Birkett.
Two dairy clusters are kicking off this year as part of the Northland Extension 350 programme.
Dairy farmers are moving away from breeding bobby calves in favour of producing the quality dairy/beef calves needed by beef farmers.
The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) is welcoming the news of FTA talks with countries in the Pacific Alliance.
Federated Farmers’ new vice-president, Andrew Hoggard, says in his new role he’ll take a much wider view of agriculture — not just dairy.
Environment Canterbury's proposed Plan Change 5 (PC5) is unworkable, says Federated Farmers Mid-Canterbury chairman Michael Salvesen.
Fonterra winning the Supreme Award at the 2017 ExportNZ Awards for Auckland and Waikato is recognition that the co-op’s product innovation is meeting customer expectations, says chairman John Wilson.
Dairy farmers wanting new consents from Horizons Regional Council (HRC) look set to struggle to meet the new criteria for these.
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says it’s happy with the way farmers are preparing for the new bobby calf regulations to be enforced from August 1.
Milk and dairy products need ongoing promotion in New Zealand, says a nutritional physiology professor at Massey University.
Although last week’s GDT price index eased 0.4%, the dairy auction was generally positive, especially the 2.6% lift for whole milk powder (WMP), says ANZ rural economist Con Williams.
Never take your eye off the food safety ‘ball’, and maintain and build on the New Zealand image, a Shanghai dairy analyst advises.
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