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OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
With the agricultural sector facing many challenges, the relevance of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) could not be greater, says organiser Simon Saunders.
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.
Gypsum can at least partially address many hydrological and chemical factors that influence the loss of phosphorus and other nutrients from farms to waterways, says a Canterbury company.
Former Fonterra director Greg Gent says boards of 13 are prehistoric.
A proposal to reduce Fonterra's board to nine has received over 50% support from shareholders.
Fonterra chairman John Wilson has admitted that the co-op has "dropped the ball" when communicating with shareholders.
Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says the co-op must "stay the course" despite market uncertainty.
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Two organisations already working together to help grow the apple industry are taking their relationship to a new level in establishing a formal Science, Technology and Business Cooperation Agreement.
Firstly there was GPS and all of a sudden you knew what paddock you were in on the farm, then auto-steering kept you on the straight and narrow cleverly matching up bouts so there were no embarrassing misses.
2016 upgrades to New Holland FR self-propelled foragers include all models having ECO mode.
Andrew Sidey took out the 2015 Mint Lamb Competition at the Canterbury A&P Show.
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