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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…
Licensed immigration adviser Graydon Sharratt says facts, not politics, should drive good policy.
Blue Sky Meats (BSM) says it is looking ahead to greener pastures after delivering $1.5 million of added value in the first three months implementation of its three-year strategic plan.
Zespri has officially opened its regional office in Orange County, California to manage growing sales across Northern, Central and Southern America.
The Ministry of Primary Industries says work continues at pace on a large farming operation in the South Canterbury/Oamaru area to manage the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton will leave the company end of the year.
Farm nutrient supplier, Ballance Agri-Nutrients will pay farmer shareholders an extra $20/tonne in rebate for the 2017 financial year.
Best known for its enduring off-road ability, the Toyota Land Cruiser has added another plaudit to its CV – notching up the title Fastest SUV.
While telehandlers are gaining acceptance in New Zealand, they still only sell in relatively small numbers compared to the UK, where 50% of agricultural operations are reckoned to use them.
Cropping farmers go the polls in the next few weeks to determine the future of their levy-funded research organisation, Foundation for Arable Research.
Lambing is looming closer and if you have a young dog that isn’t showing much enthusiasm for sheep take advantage of the window of opportunity this season offers.
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Industry funded studies in New Zealand have shown that mid-pregnancy shearing can increase multiple-born lamb birthweight by up to 0.7 kg and lamb survival by 3 to 5%.
The Lincoln precision agriculture company CropLogic is expanding into the North American market via its takeover of a Washington State firm.
Big changes are coming in world food supply, says Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) chairman David Birkett.
New Zealand, as we all know, is blessed with abundant water and we have it to ourselves.
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