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$600m in NZ meat industry takeovers

Almost $600 million flowed into the meat industry from outside New Zealand in the last 18 months.

Cow disease potential ‘game changer’

Animal health experts are warning that the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis disease on a large South Canterbury farm could be “a potential game changer”.

Facts not politics!

Licensed immigration adviser Graydon Sharratt says facts, not politics, should drive good policy.

Blue Sky Meats eyes greener pastures

Blue Sky Meats is looking ahead to greener pastures after delivering $1.5 million of added value in the first three months of its three-year strategic plan.

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.

Kiwifruit exporter enters Orange County

Zespri has officially opened its regional office in Orange Country, California.

Zespri has officially opened its regional office in Orange County, California to manage growing sales across Northern, Central and Southern America.

MPI working on cow disease

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.

SFF chief executive resigns

Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton will leave the company end of the year.

Ballance lifts farmer rebate by $20/tonne

Farm nutrient supplier, Ballance Agri-Nutrients will pay farmer shareholders an extra $20/tonne in rebate for the 2017 financial year.

Built for speed and more!

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.

Perky pivot places loads precisely

Pivot steer handlers are said to be capable on slips or steep silage pits.

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.