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No surprises, it's been a bad year for the kiwifruit sector with the final numbers recently released by Zespri.
The country's export apple crop has taken a big hit as a result of the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) estimates the cost for sheep and beef farmers from recent severe weather events – including Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary weather bomb – could total between $367 million and $422 million.
Poor infrastructure has the potential to bring the country to its economic knees.
Beef+Lamb NZ claims it has been told by at least one group of farmers that they should keep negotiating with the Government on the contentious issue of dealing with agricultural emissions.
Farmers have been told that an opening forecast milk price of $8/kgMS this season hinges on China’s demand for whole milk powder (WMP) bouncing back.
Government and ag sector leaders' vision of a deal pricing on-farm greenhouse gas emissions - via the highly controversial He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) agreement - appears to be dead in the water.
The Commerce Commission has launched its Rural Connectivity Study today, aiming to paint a detailed picture of the rural telecommunications market.
A strong field of finalists are lined up for the 2023 Primary Industry NZ Awards.
The Government says that, from today, New Zealand businesses will start reaping the benefits of the country's free trade agreement with the United Kingdom.
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A new report from Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) shows that sheep and beef farmers are facing on-farm inflation levels not seen since the 1980s for the second year in a row.
The Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA) says it is hugely concerned about the viability of forestry contracting businesses in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Craigmore Sustainables is trialling new technology designed to reduce methane in effluent ponds, something the company claims is a first for the New Zealand dairy industry.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the Government needs to argue for an agreement that would see emissions managed based on the warming impact of greenhouse gases at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference later this year.
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