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Lincoln University PhD student, Richard Sim, was awarded the Agronomy Society of New Zealand International Crop Science Congress Travel Award enabling him to travel to ISCS in Brazil.
Massey Agriculture staff and students celebrated the year's student achievements at a dinner in Palmerston North on Friday.
Kiwi company Ravensdown's cooperative model it is the way of the future for growers in Australia, says chief executive of Australian agriculture's influential Queensland Cane Growers Organisation (CANEGROWERS).
Farmers were among those thanked for their part in helping reduce nitrogen levels at Lake Taupo.
A full cross-section of wool types from the 12,800 bales on offer attracted solid interest with 79% selling, reports New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) is investing in production science initiatives to unlock the potential of the perfect sheep.
Federated Farmers has brokered what could be its last meeting before the mutant calf issue ends up before the Courts and/or the Commerce Commission.
There was evidence at Temuka on Monday of the season for last year's lambs coming a close with a small offering of 650 of mainly small lines of mixed quality and condition.
With cattle keeping on top of feed, demand has been flat in the North Island. Store prices in the paddock have eased slightly although good quality cattle continue to sell well.
Despite a softening in the NZ dollar in recent days, export beef slaughter prices are still being hammered at the expense of the exchange rate.
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The new Primary Industry Training Organisation will be officially opened tonight (October 10).
Farmers wanting information about planting and managing trees in the working landscape will soon be able to access a new online – and free – database.
Federated Farmers believes quantitative easing now would be incredibly bad for New Zealand.
Westpac economists are forecasting global dairy and beef prices to rise on the back of drought in the US and elsewhere.
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