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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
This year's Fonterra board elections are not attracting candidates.
John McCarthy, past president of the ginger group Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) recently gave Winston Peters a run for his money.
Australian farmers say Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s credentials will support the enormous potential of their agriculture sector.
Tainui Group Holdings’ annual Hangawera Station Hereford sale, one of the largest of its kind in the North Island, will be held on October 5.
Soil tests should be the first step for farmers trying to manage budgets while maintaining pasture productivity, says fertiliser co-op Ballance.
Fonterra is shedding another 227 jobs as part of an on-going business review.
The election is NZ-wide by internet, fax, and postal voting using the STV (single transferable vote) voting method.
A farm accountant says he is getting more calls for help from dairy farmers forced to review budgets because of the lower payout.
One of New Zealand’s largest greenfield dairy projects is set to officially open in early November.
Persistently wet conditions on the West Coast are causing huge problems for dairy farmers there, says DairyNZ consulting officer Ross Bishop.
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Milk prices should keep rising given the scenario of falling NZ milk production.
A cold wet winter and the low payout is a disaster for Southland dairy farmers, says DairyNZ.
Farmgate milk price forecasts by at least two banks, ASB and BNZ, have now been hiked upwards to $5/kgMS for the 2015-16 season.
A firming NZ dollar and more reserved overseas buying combined to lower most prices at this week’s wool auction, says NZWSI.
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