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Farmers at Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s annual meeting in Timaru yesterday were treated to an exclusive look at its Taste Pure Nature country of origin brand, which is just about to begin its pilot rollout in California.
Controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburbs of Devonport and Ōtara have been lifted after no further fruit fly have been found there.
In a follow-up to this old mutt’s piece two issues ago about Fonterra directors getting to grips with the co-op’s financial state and loudly sharing their dismay in the Koru club, another of the Hound’s spies has passed on more news in the ‘Fonterra director watch’ category.
There are many stories from ‘the impossible to believe, but believable’ files that your old mate is often told about.
A Christchurch start-up has been recognised at a major Australian agricultural technology event for its technology aimed at minimising waste in the food processing industry.
A Hamilton company has developed a real-time system that enables beekeepers to see data on their hives’ weight, temperature and humidity.
Kiwifruit orchards will be hives of activity over the next three months as the 2019 harvest gets underway.
An insect pest which since mid-2016 has forced a ban on growing peas in Wairarapa is on the verge of eradication.
An avocado investment underway in the Far North will have a better productivity curve than more southern North Island orchards.
Demand for high-end woollen flooring is in resurgence globally, says Cavalier chief executive Paul Alston.
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The only dairy farmer forced off his farm by the massive Tasman fire has been able to continue milking despite earlier believing the farm would be too damaged.
Farmers are throwing their support behind tougher firearms legislation proposed by the Government.
Lincoln University and AgResearch will consider separate building options as an alternative to a much-anticipated joint facility building that never got beyond a fenced site.
Fonterra says there’s an urgent need to improve return on capital invested in the co-op by farmers and unit holders.
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