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Representatives of a Belgian company which has imported New Zealand frozen and chilled lamb for almost 40 years have made a flying visit to New Zealand.
Massey University has established a new Institute of Agriculture and Environment.
Rural insurer, FMG, has announced the prize draw winners of their milk quality awareness campaign.
Shareholders of post harvest kiwifruit operators EastPack and Satara are being asked to approve a merger of the companies following the signing of a merger implementation agreement today (February 4).
New Zealand's red meat industry risks oblivion in the coming decades unless it adopts its recently proposed $65 million development programme, says ANZ.
Any increase in farmer confidence comes from the dairy sector and even that is off a low base. That is one of Federated Farmers' conclusions from its 2012/13 Mid-Season Farm Confidence Survey.
Rotorua forestry company and a Coromandel forestry contractor have been fined more than $50,000 in total for carrying out forest harvesting unlawfully at a remote Coromandel farm.
Rural Women New Zealand is conducting a survey on the causes and effects of anxiety and depression in rural communities, updating a survey it did in 2006 that drew a large number of responses.
The first of seven finalists will be determined next weekend (starting February 9) as the Northern Region starts the 2013 Regional Finals for the ANZ Young Farmer Contest.
Waterways in some parts of the Waikato have now dropped to flows which trigger restrictions on water takes, and the threat of this happening in other parts of the region is increasing, the Waikato Regional Council says.
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Rabobank has welcomed the red meat sector collaboration between industry and government to enhance the long-term profitability of New Zealand's beef and lamb industries.
Prices were generally lower for most categories when 19,700 bales went offer from this week's combined North and South Island auction which saw an 80% clearance, NZ Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson reports.
Westland Milk Products customers are being assured food safety and human health has not been put at risk by the discovery of traces of DCD in some of its own samples this week.
Federated Farmers will consult members on proposed changes that could reshape the delivery of physical mail to over half a million New Zealanders in rural areas.
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