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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…
Get vaccinated - that's the message from the National Secretary of the Meat Workers Union to his members.
With the 90% double vaccinated target for all district health boards (DHBs) not expected to be met until mid-January, at current vaccination rates, pressure mounts with the continuing cancellations of A&P shows and field days.
Meat companies support Government plans for a clear and simplified risk assessment process to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory at their plants.
Biosecurity and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says he welcomes an independent review into the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme, which has found it is on track to achieve eradication and made recommendations to boost biosecurity work.
An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has found it is on track to achieve a world-first eradication and makes recommendations to improve the wider biosecurity systems.
Organics Aotearoa New Zealand’s (OANZ) ‘Taking Action for a Better New Zealand’ strategy aims to contribute $4.7 billion to New Zealand’s GDP by 2030 while reducing climate and environmental pollution.
Students considering a future career in New Zealand’s red meat industry are encouraged to apply for a 2022 Meat Industry Association (MIA) Scholarship.
The Government has committed an extra $600,000 in funding to support driver licensing and education programmes in rural communities across Aotearoa, Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor announced today.
Huanui College deputy head boy Jacob Urlich has been awarded the Whangarei A&P Society scholarship.
Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) and Primary Wool Co-operative (PWC) shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a proposed merger between WNZ and PWC-owned CP Wool (CPW).
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After a thorough judging process, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has announced the finalists in the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards.
A new free web app has been designed to help farmers, landowners and regional councils manage a costly weed that has resisted eradication efforts in New Zealand for over a century.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says it is concerned the Government’s support for the Global Methane Pledge, announced at COP26 this week, does not adequately articulate its focus on methane originating from waste and fossil fuel sources.
Based on a 220- head dairy farm near Stratford, and with a good knowledge – gathered first-hand – of the region’s agriculture sector, Hey Harvesting is owned and operated by Andy and Rebecca Hey.
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