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Several thousand hectares of South Island farmland is a blaze of yellow as the annual rapeseed crop welcomes the spring.
Dealing with agricultural emissions is very much on the radar of farmers, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor.
Farmers are not the only ones to be lumped with the heavy costs of the Government’s proposed new recommendations for freshwater.
Positive sentiment still prevails across horticulture, but Government policies are weighing on the minds of growers.
A new hort scholarship worth up to $15,000 over three years has been launched by Zespri.
Horticulture was once again the star in export revenue growth terms in the primary sector.
Farmers and others in the agri sector need to speak at schools if New Zealand is to get more young people choosing agri careers.
Lamb prices hit an all-time high of $8.60/kg early last month.
The Government will take the next few months to go over 12,000 submissions and work on the proposed Essential Freshwater package.
The Ministry for Primary Industries believes the fight against Mycoplasma bovis is being won – albeit slowly.
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The Government’s proposed freshwater reforms could derail the dairy industry and cost New Zealand $6 billion annually from 2050.
A group of 50 New Zealand companies have signed a first-of-its-kind pledge to protect New Zealand from pests and diseases.
New Zealand farmers can now estimate how much carbon their tree blocks are sequestering.
State-owned AgResearch’s plan to build a new education, science and innovation precinct at Lincoln has won high level support.
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