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OPINION: Federated Farmers has launched a new campaign, swapping ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ for ‘The Twelve Pests of Christmas’ to…
DUAL WHEELS supplied by Clic, Rotorua, are making a difference to the work of Lawn Services Ltd, says chief executive John Smith.
HERDHOMES is building on the success of its original HerdHomes shelter with a range of lower cost flooring options. The new range features a HerdHomes roofing system with patented airflow design.
AT THE luxury end of the car market, ‘entry level’ variants often stack up better than the fully-loaded top-of-the-range.
Farm sales are on the rise. Data released by the Real Estate Institute of NZ shows there were 153 more farm sales (+52.8%) for the three months ended April 2012 than for the three months ended April 2011.
Dairy prices have fallen to their lowest level in almost three years.
The Ministry of Primary Industries says there have been no new detections to date of the fruit fly in Auckland and no adverse reaction from trading partners.
Cow behaviour expert, Darold Klindworth, says farmers need to identify the signs of cow stress to improve the milking experience for their animals and staff.
Federated Farmers Gisborne-Wairoa has thrown its weight behind a campaign to get the Napier-Gisborne rail line repaired.
The TBfree New Zealand Young Farmers 2012 National Conference gets underway in Dunedin next week.
Rural Women New Zealand's innovative aftersocks fundraiser for Canterbury earthquake victims has achieved the highest accolade at the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand's (FINZ) annual awards.
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Three months of commitment paid off last weekend with Taratahi students winning a major award and a collection of ribbons at the annual Future Beef NZ 'Hoof and Hook' at Manfeild Stadium, Feilding.
The 2012 Ballance Farm Environment Awards have produced another outstanding line-up of supreme winners. Award ceremonies have now been held in the nine regions participating in the annual competition and supreme winners from each region will be honoured at a Sustainability Showcase in Wellington on June 23.
Testing on samples from fruit fly traps in the Auckland Controlled Area has so far shown no sign of further fruit flies, says MPI.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has placed controls on the movement of whole fresh fruit and vegetables within a specified 1.5km radius around Wolverton Rd in Avondale, Auckland following a find of a single male Queensland fruit fly in the area.
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