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There was a huge turnout for a field day of the last of the three finalists in the Ahuwhenua Trophy competition to determine the top Māori sheep and beef farm. Around 300 people attended the event at Hereheretau Station, a mainly hill country farm, located 30km north of Wairoa. Peter Burke reports...
With the Agricultural Marketing and Research Development Trust (AGMARDT) inviting emerging agribusiness sector leaders to apply for its recently opened 2023 Leadership Scholarships, Leo Argent talks to leadership scholar recipient Alex Worker.
A three-way battle is underway for one South Island seat on LIC’s board.
A new study in Australia has identified a lack of agricultural knowledge among school students, highlighting a need for better agricultural education programs.
Fonterra Co-operative Council chair James Barron is stepping down after three years in the role.
The first batch of candidates for Fonterra's board election has been announced.
Groundswell is calling on the Minister of Climate Change James Shaw to front up and to discuss the "outstanding issues" that farmers have with the current proposed agricultural mitigation recommendations.
In a remarkable turnaround, the United States has in the past year become the major market for NZ chilled sheepmeat, overtaking the UK which has held this position seemingly forever.
The horticulture sector is praising the Government's moves to introduce strict new regulations to protect highly productive land used for growing vegetables and fruit.
New chair of Deer Industry NZ Mandy Bell wants the deer industry to be recognised as a sector that produces really healthy protein and is farmed by people who are passionate about the environment.
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Fonterra's plan to return $1 billion to farmer shareholders and unit holders within two years remains on track.
A strong result in a year like no other is how Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell is describing the co-operative's annual results.
Labour shortages and immigration stuff-ups have cost the NZ meat industry an estimated $600 million in lost exports.
Environment Southland (ES) has introduced a deemed permitted activity for farmers who do not meet the slope criteria in the new winter grazing rules, but meet all other permitted activity criteria.
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