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OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
Fonterra is no longer an importer of palm kernel expeller (PKE).
The country's two largest dairy exporters say disruptions to global shipping hasn’t affected their ability to get products to customers.
With the apple industry set to produce a bumper crop this season, there are fears that the sector will not be able to take advantage of this due to an impending labour shortage.
Timaru District Council (TDC) is scrambling to appease angry reaction over proposed rules in its draft district plan that will severely impact on farming.
Three agribusiness leaders, with over 70 years’ combined service to co-operatives, were recognised at last night’s Cooperative Business NZ awards.
Wednesday, 25 November 2020 09:20
Investment in genomic science to farmers benefit, says LIC
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Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) says their investment in genomic science has increased returns for dairy farmers.
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Sustainable Food & Fibres Futures Fund will invest in a project to assess the viability of larger scale production of spirulina in New Zealand.
Southland drystock farmer Bernadette Hunt has scooped the 2020 primary industry’s leadership award.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has acknowledged the key role of the primary industries sector over the last nine months.
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Red meat farmers are being warned to brace themselves for a dip in market returns.
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Higgins Shearing, Marlborough, was named the Supreme Award winner at the NZI Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) Business Awards last night.
The Government is giving $6 million to farmer-led catchment groups in Canterbury and Otago to improve water health.
OPINION: Fuelling things up is a constant part of our everyday lives on the farm.
Ill thrift is a term used to describe when stock grow at a slower growth rate than expected, given their feed allocation.
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