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Competition for raw milk in Australia has reached an all-time high this year, leading to big processors such as Fonterra losing farmer suppliers, says dairy analyst Steve Spencer, Freshagenda.
People newly diagnosed with leptospirosis or suspected with the disease will be asked to take part in a nationwide study.
Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker hopes a recommendation on the Lumsden maternity centre will go to Parliament this week after health select committee deliberations.
Senior staff of the Chinese dairy giant Yili will arrive this week to take the reins of their new acquisition Westland Milk Products.
Misgivings about the practicality and cost of a firearms register are likely to dominate feedback from rural people on the second round of proposed Arms Act amendments, says Federated Farmers.
All the agricultural sector groups pointed to their willingness to work with the Government.
New technologies will help reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. But meanwhile farmers must remain as efficient as possible.
National's climate change spokesman Todd Muller has described as “absolute nonsense” the Government’s plan to make farmers start paying for agricultural emissions.
The primary sector is sceptical about whether the Government’s plans to move on climate change issues will actually incentivise farmers to make changes on farm to reduce gas emissions. Peter Burke reports.
Major changes are afoot to tighten up the biosecurity and NAIT legislation and rules.
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PGG Wrightson shareholders should receive the proceeds of the sale of its seeds business in the coming few weeks.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is unapologetic in the face of criticism by Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) that it needs to speed up its approval of crop protection products.
A rosy outlook on sheepmeat needs to be slightly tempered by market realities, one meat company suggests.
Environment Minister David Parker says the Resource Management Act is not working as well as intended and he is planning a comprehensive overhaul of the legislation.
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