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The milk supply situation in several key export regions continues to deteriorate.
It's a tough time to be in horticulture, according to Rockit Apples chief executive Mark O'Donnell.
Vegetable growers in South Auckland are bracing for Omicron and making contingency plans to deal with the fallout.
The rising cost of diesel on the Chatham Islands is threatening the profitability of the island's main economy of farming and fishing.
Well known soil scientist and sometimes controversial columnist Doug Edmeades is launching his second book.
The Climate Change Commission has detailed the advice it will provide to the Government regarding emissions trading in June this year.
A proposal to better manage carbon farming could see plantings of exotic forests like radiata pine excluded from the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Australia's support of plantation forestry sharply contrasts with the increasingly restrictive measures being promised in New Zealand by our government, claims the NZ Forest Owners Association.
Looking back on his tenure as chief executive of Environment Southland (ES), Rob Phillips says education has played a ‘real part’ in the relationship between council and farmers.
The outlook for global sheepmeat and beef trade is positive for the 2021-22 season, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) latest mid-season update.
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While there are predictions that NZ's farming sector could be in for a bumper year on the prices front, there's a warning to 'put the champagne on ice'.
A call from her daughter prompted well-known Hawke's Bay wool broker and enthusiastic wool promoter Philippa Wright to set up a new venture - making wool pillows.
New Zealand’s red meat sector is continuing to achieve strong export results in spite of considerable labour shortages and supply chain disruptions, says the Meat Industry Association (MIA).
Dairy farmers are being urged to put in applications for much-needed overseas workers for the upcoming calving season.
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