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OPINION: Federated Farmers has launched a new campaign, swapping ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ for ‘The Twelve Pests of Christmas’ to…
The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season recently departed the Port of Tauranga, carrying around 2,500 tonnes (more than 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit to customers in Japan.
A leading Australian banker says commentators that keep pillorying farmers for not doing enough for the environment have a negative effect.
Almost two thirds of pork consumed in New Zealand comes from countries that fail – and are not required – to meet our animal welfare standards.
A candidate for the upcoming Silver Fern Farms Co-operative board elections says the co-op is going to need continued strong governance to handle the challenges facing farmers.
Special Agricultural Trade Envoy Mel Poulton says New Zealand’s red meat sector is well-positioned to leverage its strengths and navigate global volatility.
A case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Brazil has resulted in temporary export suspensions from that country - as well as renewed international calls for increased transparency.
The Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has reached a big milestone with the depopulation of all confirmed infected properties in the stubborn pocket of infection in mid-Canterbury.
Winning the East Coast FMG Young Farmer of the Year title hasn't sunk in for Patoka farmer Patrick Crawshaw.
Fonterra farmers are picking up the tab of about 30 fellow shareholders forced to dry off due to damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Ireland's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Marine blew the whistle just moments after he and NZ's Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor concluded their formal talks in Wellington.
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There are signs that the Chinese economy is rebounding after Covid-19, but dairy farmers may need to wait a little longer to reap the full benefits from their biggest market.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand says it is open to providing farmers with "additional comfort" around how it balances the needs of all levy payers.
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society has its first woman president.
A new horticulture programme aims to offer practical gardening techniques to help feed family, save money and create a community of like-minded people, says Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (Te Pukenga NMIT).
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