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Federated Farmers did not hold back when critiquing the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill before Parliament's Primary Production select committee yesterday.
FARMER CONFIDENCE is waning amid price drops and a high New Zealand dollar, two surveys in the last week indicate.
THE NEW Zealand dollar is surprisingly high and probably overvalued, says Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens. But he told Rural News that he doesn’t buy into reports that the Kiwi dollar is heading towards 90c vs the US dollar in the coming year.
TAKING FARM vehicles on the road, legally, looks set to become much simpler, judging by a consultation paper released last week by Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee.
A PROTEST march in Ashburton, April 21, against stubble burning failed to gain much support, with the local paper reporting attendance of “about 30”.
MORE FARMS were sold in the first three months of this year than any similar period since the start of the global financial crisis in September 2008.
A UNITED States dairy farmers group is subsidising the export of 824 tonnes of cheese and 487 tonnes of butter to customers in Asia, Central America, the Middle East and North Africa. The product is to be delivered by September.
THE HALAL Authority Board (HAB) in the UK has created for the food industry a new Shariah-compliant halal certification scheme it wants adopted as a worldwide standard.
TWO CANTERBURY farms will initially supply a2 milk for processing into infant formula. But more farms may be needed if A2 Corporation's (A2C) realises its hopes to market the specialty milk powder into China, says Australian-based managing director Geoffrey Babidge.
A PASSIONATE pledge to lead a resurgence of the Jersey cow was given by LIC’s new acquisition manager for the breed at the Premier Sires Breeding Day, while the KiwiCross manager purred over the success of this newcomer. A dairy farmer and breeder for 20 years, Malcolm Ellis, who took over the Jersey position in November, gave a commitment to his goal of “J25-25” – a 25% Jersey population by 2025.
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LAST MONTH’S visit to Asia by Fonterra bosses is turning out to be a defining moment for the co-op.
IF THERE’S one thing guaranteed to spark debate in business – especially farming circles – it is the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
LAWYERS DEALING with employment issues often advise employer clients that having no document is better than having a bad document. But this general advice doesn’t ring true for the requirements placed on employers to collect and retain employee time, wage, holiday and leave records.
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