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The kiwifruit industry has been struggling to find enough workers to keep pace with growing volumes, says New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers chief executive Nikki Johnson.
A recent trip to Iran was very successful, says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.
Rural internet suppliers have improved their time-of-day (TOD) performance over the last 12 months, now matching ADSL and VDSL in urban areas.
A proposal for a National School of Rural Health (NSRH) by the universities of Auckland and Otago is too little, too late: training of rural doctors needs a totally new approach.
Zespri officially opened its Middle East office in Dubai earlier this week to manage its growing sales and marketing programmes in this region and other developing markets.
The UK’s impending exit from the European Union is one of the most important market access issues NZ meat industry has faced in recent years.
A new tool has been launched to monitor drought in New Zealand’s regions.
The 2017 New Zealand kiwifruit season is underway with the first ship, the Asian Adonis, set to sail to Shanghai this week with 840,000 trays of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit.
ASB has appointed Richard Hegan as general manager of its rural business.
The latest high-power tractor to top the six model Massey Ferguson 8700 series is the new 8740, which hits the magic 400hp mark at rated output and peaks at 407hp.
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Heading into the second event at its new home in Kirwee, the South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) is thriving and growing.
Promising something for every visitor to its 600 exhibitor sites, South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) is just around the corner.
It was always going to happen, so no surprise that Harper Adams University, UK is combining all the facets of high-tech agriculture to grow a ‘hands-free hectare’.
If you can remember tractors like the IH 444, 784 and 885 you’ve probably got a grey hair or two.
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