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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…
In the aftermath of recent flooding, which struck Auckland, the Coromandel, the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty late last month, food safety concerns have been raised.
NZ farmer confidence in the general economic state of the country has hit an all-time low.
Dairy prices rebounded at last week’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, after three consecutive drops, raising hopes of better days ahead.
For kiwifruit growers in parts of the upper North Island it was a case of watching small streams suddenly becoming raging rivers, with water rising two or three metres high and engulfing entire orchards.
The country's green and organic green kiwifruit growers are facing very low returns for the 2022 season and – in some cases – no income at all for the 2023 season.
Former Southland Federated Farmers chair and high country farmer Geoffrey Young wants to topple Beef+Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison.
National's agriculture spokesperson says his absolute priority, if his party gets into power, is to get rid of what he calls the 'punitive model' of engagement between government and farmers.
New research has found that feeding cows the leafy herb plantain can reduce nitrogen leaching from dairy farms by 20 to 60%.
New Zealand’s top food and fibre sector employers are being called on to enter the 2023 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards.
The first new varieties from a joint New Zealand – Vietnam dragon fruit breeding programme are set to be launched to the global marketplace.
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New Zealand exported $11.4 billion worth of red meat during 2022, but high global prices eased towards the end of the year, according to analysis from the Meat Industry Association (MIA).
The Government has announced funding for new research on the potential of regenerative farming practices to boost soil carbon in arable, vegetable and other crop growing systems.
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) has kicked off 2023 with a few changes.
A new study has revealed that New Zealand is one of only a few island nations that could continue to produce enough food to feed its population in a nuclear winter.
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