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THE BANKING industry should accept a good deal of responsibility for New Zealand’s level of agricultural debt and for lending beyond what was sensible, chairman of Rabobank and Air New Zealand, John Palmer says.
THE COURT of Appeal decision to throw out the Sir Michael Fay-led challenge to Shanghai Pengxin’s bid for the 16 Crafar farms will no doubt be greeted by more claims about New Zealand’s sovereignty being sold to China.
WINNING RUGBY teams thrive in a disciplined environment; Jim Pringle’s career held fast to that belief. Pringle died on July 27 aged 77.
IF YOU want to purchase the right to one vote within Fonterra, you can do so for $4520.
LUCERNE FOR lambs, transitioning dairy cows, the interaction of feed and deer genotype: those are just three of the papers at this year’s Grasslands Conference that will list Agresearch’s David Stevens among their authors.
MAKING SURE none of the rhinoceros herd is poached during the night isn’t something New Zealand farmers have to worry about but it is typical for an increasing number of South African farmers diversifying into the lucrative game breeding industry.
WAIPAOA STATION is about an hour inland from Gisborne, just off SH 2. It’s typical medium to steep East Coast hill country and once was a huge iconic station of some 13,000has. However, over time, parcels of land have been sold off and today the 1800ha effective property carries 16,000 stock units, split 50/50 sheep and beef.
RESULTS OF a grass weed management trial should serve as a reminder to all farmers, cropping or otherwise, to be wary of over reliance on chemical controls, says the Foundation of Arable Research.
HORSE CASTRATION by anyone other than a vet or suitably supervised vet student is illegal and risks a fine
of $50,000 or 12 months in prison, says the Ministry for Primary Industries.
HYPER-IMMUNE EGG yolk antibodies are being used to help control intestinal diseases in poultry.
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INVESTING IN automated mastitis detection isn’t cheap, yet at present there’s little comparable data to help guide the decision.
TEST SPRING pasture, and supplement, to minimise the risk of poor nutrition hitting this and next season’s production, says Altum.
CALF PENS floored with river stone have been given a thumbs up by Dairy NZ, subject to stocking density.
WILD DOGS, feral pigs and rabbits are the priority targets of a new A$72-million, five-year Australian research project designed to reduce the A$1-billion-a-year damage to agricultural productivity and the environment.
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