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Trade deals high on Abbott’s agenda

THE INCOMING Coalition Government in Australia intends to revitalise free trade negotiations in key markets.

Never too old for new ideas

ADVERSITY MAKES you struggle, so think and look for answers, say horticulture industry pioneers and innovators Fay and Joe Gock.

Chinese charm offence needed – exporter

HIGH PROFILE media coverage is needed in China to get the message out that infant formula products are safe, says Chris Claridge from the NZ Infant Formula Exporters Association.

Joyce promotes AgResearch revamp

THE SUCCESS of the Lincoln and Massey agricultural research hubs will be defined by how much investment they can attract from the private sector – whether multi-nationals or domestic business, says Minister of Economic Development, Steven Joyce.

Editorial - More questions than answers

QUESTIONS ARE piling up as the Government launches its inquiry into Fonterra’s false botulism scare.

Putting the boot in

YOUR OLD mate would have loved to have been a fly on the wall at the recent Primary Sector chief executive’s bootcamp conference, coming as it did in the wake of the Fonterra’s clostridium botulinum and nitrate contamination incidents, not to mention Alliance’s labelling lapse and Westland’s own nitrate niggle.

Why stop doing what we’re good at?

GET OFF the Grass is a new book urging a kick-start to the New Zealand economy by moving on from agriculture.

Rural contractors ready to help

Farmers around the country hit by devastating storms last week are being reminded that rural contractors are available to help them with any clean-up work.

Pastures to boost hill country production

AT LEAST 40% of New Zealand is too steep to cultivate yet still less than 1000m above sea-level.

Tool to cut losses and grow more

A NEW farm nutrient management package promises to show how and where to get the best bang for your buck with environmental damage mitigation options.