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Meat Business Women (MBW) New Zealand has appointed two co-chairs to lead the organisation during 2022, making the announcement on International Women’s Day.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) is marking International Women’s Day by reminding the rural sector why the day is important.
Animal foods can form part of a healthy, sustainable and ethical lifestyle, despite increasing claims to the contrary, says Lincoln University Professor of Livestock Pablo Gregorini.
The benchmark gauge for world food prices went up in February, reaching an all-time high, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
A 27-year-old dairy farmer has been crowned the Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
Massey University’s Agrifood Digital Lab (MAFDL) is partnering with the NZ Product Accelerator (NZPA) to form a new Palmerston North hub.
Forestry Minister Stuart Nash and Climate Change Minister James Shaw have released a public discussion document that seeks feedback on ideas to better manage afforestation.
Strautmann Hopkins Ltd imports a full range of trailed or self-propelled Strautmann Mixer Wagons from the German manufacturer.
A Gisborne based project is exploring an organic method of dealing with pests on citrus orchards by understorey planting to attract beneficial insects.
Over the years, Ashburton-based Rotowiper has pursued one main objective – to design and manufacture an effective, cost-efficient method of controlling/eradicating weeds in pasture and crops.
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For many years, reducing soil compaction has been recognised as an efficient way of increasing production for grassland and arable operations.
Heat detection is a challenge in any season, but autumn calvers know that cold and wet weather slows cows down, making heats harder to call with confidence.
A warning from his wife not to hang around the house and get under her feet when he retires has prompted a Feilding-based farmer to launch himself into a new and successful career – as an artist, painting rural scenes.
Väderstad, a major player in the tillage, seeding and planting sector, has reaffirmed its relationship with Norwood – the NZ-based farm machinery supplier.
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