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OPINION: The release of the Natural Environment Bill and Planning Bill to replace the Resource Management Act is a red-letter day…
This year's Queen’s Birthday Honours had 13 rural people making the list for their outstanding achievements and contributions.
DairyNZ says proposed new rules on migrant workers will make it harder to employ and retain good staff.
The Government needs to ensure we get more agricultural trade with the European Union in any potential free trade agreement – but don’t expect completely free trade, says expert Stephen Jacobi.
Never mind the bricks and mortar, the Lincoln Hub is now open for business, says its recently appointed chief executive Toni Laming.
Developing truly NZ cuisine, creating innovative food products and getting up close to our customers: these were the standout themes in the KPMG Agribusiness Agenda released last week at Fieldays.
Lincoln University says its finances are back on track, with its first operating surplus in a decade.
Ireland's new in NZ, Breandan O Caollai, says his country will actively support any plans by NZ to gain a free trade agreement with the EU.
National Fieldays this year stepped up to a new level, with people who’ve long known the event saying it was among the best of recent times.
A science project looking at manuka genetics, underway for some time, now may be useful in protecting the manuka species from myrtle rust.
Waikato landowners are being warned to understand their requirements under the Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1.
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A rise in dairy, forestry and horticultural exports spearhead the way for a big rise in the value of primary exports through to 2021, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) latest Situation and Outlook report.
Mandatory country of origin labelling (MCoOL) can often be used as a measure that raises doubts about imports, says Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor.
Recent attacks on farmers are deeply unfair, says the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.
New Zealand now has a rural/urban chasm rather than a gap, according to the KPMG Agribusiness Agenda released last week at Fieldays.
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