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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…
Kiwi farmers need to be cautious when purchasing farm machinery directly from overseas vendors, warns the Tractor and Machinery Association of New Zealand (TAMA).
Fonterra leaders and proponents of a smaller board could be on a collision course over the proposed governance review process.
Horticulture New Zealand says the Government cannot "cherry-pick" its way through the recommendations of the Land and Water Forum.
Rising interest in dairy sheep is about to be matched by the availability of milking ewes thanks to 15-year-old frozen embryos.
Alliance Group shareholders are being urged to vote in the co-op's election of directors.
Many people believe drunk drivers have a lower chance of being stopped by police when they drive on rural back roads.
The success of a national programme to develop the business skills and confidence of women on sheep and beef farms has led to its extension in 2016.
Farmers are offering their conditional support to the fourth report of the Land & Water Forum.
The Land and Water Forum (LWF) today outlined new consensus recommendations needed to improve management of fresh water.
With the agricultural sector facing many challenges, the relevance of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) could not be greater, says organiser Simon Saunders.
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Forest owners are welcoming the review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
New Zealand Wool Services International's chief executive John Dawson says the North Island auction received mixed support with the stronger NZ dollar having a limited impact in some areas.
Ravensdown have won the Large Business Award at the 2015 Hawkes Bay Chamber of Commerce Awards.
Federated Farmers has welcomed the Government's decision not to include agriculture in the scope of the Emissions Trading Scheme review.
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