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OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
Wool prices were firmer overall at this week's South Island wool sale. NZ Wool Services International Coarse Crossbred market indicator was up 4c to $3.62/kg.
Tax law changes around livestock valuation will no longer disadvantage new generation farmers following a successful submission process by accounting firm BDO.
A bill that makes the most significant changes to the Biosecurity Act in 15 years has passed into law.
DROUGHT CONDITIONS experienced in the Northern Hemisphere over recent months have caused a spike in global grain prices, in an environment of lower farmgate pricing.
Alliance Group is to provide an additional shift at its Pukeuri plant as it ramps up cattle processing in the peak period.
DairyNZ experts will speak at a series of Bay of Plenty workshops on herd reproductive performance during September and October.
Voting has started in a crucial decision for the future of Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ).
With less than eight weeks to go before on-farm water meters become compulsory, IrrigationNZ is worried one third of irrigators in Canterbury and two thirds in Otago have yet to install them.
The Ministry for Primary Industries is calling for applications for its co-investment fund, the Primary Growth Partnership (PGP).
Olympic gold medallist, Lisa Carrington and silver medallist, Sarah Walker are the new faces of Beef + Lamb New Zealand's (BLNZ) marketing campaigns.
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Fonterra welcomes the decision of the Commerce Commission to approve the acquisition of the assets of the New Zealand Dairies Ltd group in South Canterbury.
Nominations for the 2012 Fonterra Elections open today (September 10).
Federated Farmers applauds the decision of Local Government Minister, David Carter to extend the Environment Canterbury (Ecan) Commissioners term for a further three years to 2016.
Fonterra has gained Commerce Commission clearance to acquire the dairy processing assets of New Zealand Dairies Limited (in receivership). New Zealand Dairies processes raw milk at its Studholme factory near Waimate.
"Comparing the acquisition by Fonterra to the scenario where another bidder would acquire NZDL's assets, the commission is satisfied that the acquisition would not be likely to result in a substantial lessening of competition," says Commerce Commission chair Dr Mark Berry.
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