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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 La Nina weather pattern has played a role in determining the fortunes of the summerfruit sector this season.
As Cyclone Gabrielle makes its pathway across much of New Zealand, Act’s primary industries spokesperson Mark Cameron is calling on the government to increase its support to farmers facing significant animal welfare and financial problems.
The complexity of farming and horticulture – and a desire to better connect generally with people on the land – has prompted MPI to put its own staff in gumboots and establish a strong presence in regions.
Rising costs such as fertiliser, fuel and labour and an overall tightening of profitability is forcing dairy farmers to take a ‘more considered approach’ to their businesses.
Southland farmers are well set up for winter grazing this season, according to Federated Farmers official Jason Herrick.
The Government has declared a National State of Emergency, to assist in the response to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Making science accessible was one of the main features of Massey University’s annual Farmed Landscape Research Centre’s (FLRC) annual workshop.
Lincoln University student Georgia Higinbottom has been announced as the 2023 Ravensdown’s Hugh Williams Memorial scholar.
Zespri is looking at everything that has gone wrong in the kiwifruit sector in the past two years, with the goal now to get things on track for 2024.
The man who's played a leading role in the dairy industry for more than one-and-a-half decades will step down at the end of June.
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The first two bills in the RMA reform package simply are not good enough.
Attendees of the upcoming World Avocado Congress NZ 2023 can expect to be challenged by keynote speaker Eric Imbert.
Amid wild weather caused by Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle and the aftermath of flooding in Auckland and the Coromandel late last month, AA Insurance is reassuring customers that it is here to help.
Potatoes New Zealand has announced the resignation of its chief executive, Chris Claridge.
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