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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…
A $21 million wool research partnership may go public on a new product or products from wool within the next six to 12 months that will use millions of tonnes of wool.
Complacency and inability to keep up with the pace of change in the world is a huge threat facing the New Zealand primary sector, says KPMG.
Ireland is warning New Zealand that it might be caught up in political and economic fallout if Britain decides to leave the European Union.
Fonterra's plan to revamp its board failed to attract sufficient support from farmer shareholders because it had "two fatal flaws", say opponents.
The author of the MPI Situation and Outlook report says that while some of it could be construed as less than satisfactory, the primary industries overall have a "phenomenal opportunity".
Major farming sector lender ANZ is closely watching the rising price of farmland.
The Government's much-publicised goal of primary exports hitting $64 billion by 2025 now looks like a pipe-dream.
If the Brexit goes ahead New Zealand could lose its best ally in its struggle against European agricultural protectionism, says an agronomics expert.
A Lincoln University expert is warning of the cost of focusing on producing food cheaply.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has congratulated the National Fieldays Society for another successful event at Mystery Creek in Waikato.
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Those seeking to grow the fledgling sheep milk industry have just taken a big step forward in breeding a composite sheep especially for New Zealand conditions.
Rural mental health has been given a funding boost of $600,000.
A planting partnership between an award-winning Waikato farmer and children from his local school is bearing environmental fruit on many levels.
The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) is taking a lead role in two of the Government's rural mental wellness initiatives announced at Fieldays yesterday.
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