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Waitaki MP and primary production select committee deputy chair Miles Anderson has taken a swing at "uninformed" farming critics during his maiden speech to Parliament.
The country's dairy farmers are a lot happier and a lot less concerned than they were before Christmas, according to DairyNZ's head of farm performance Sarah Speight.
With the beginning of the new year and the end of the government recess, Rural Health Network is calling on the coalition Government to keep its promises on investment into ailing rural general practices.
Don't forget East Coast growers hit by Cyclone Gabrielle one year ago.
What will the Reserve Bank do with interest rates, when will the Chinese economy recover and will the geopolitical situation in the world get better or worse?
Former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard says farmers should be commended for their work around sustainability.
The value of New Zealand’s red meat exports last year suffered an 11% drop to $10.2 billion, compared with the 2022.
There is a feeling of optimism in the dairy industry, says Federated Farmers dairy section chair Richard McIntyre.
Health New Zealand Hawke's Bay (Te Whatu Ora Te Matau a Māui) has launched a $2m wellbeing package, including seven free counselling sessions and online doctor consults for Hawke’s Bay residents affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell further in January, led by decreases in the prices for cereal and meat, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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Innovation and excellence top bills the trade exhibits at the 2024 East Coast Farming Expo.
Given that the Australian tractor and machinery market saw meteoric sales in 2021 and 2022, it was always expected that 2023 would be a little tempered.
Farm machinery importer and retailer Norwood has announced the appointment of Aaron Smith as the new chief executive officer of CB Norwood Distributors Limited.
Late last year saw a lifeline thrown to plus-sized tractor manufacturer Buhler Industries, via its acquisition by Turkish business ASKO Holding.
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