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The GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction slumped overnight, after six straight increases.
Northland College will open its farm gates tomorrow to the public to show how the school is using the farm to prepare its students for careers in agriculture.
If hundreds of sheep or cattle were found dying at a farmgate there would be a national uproar, Federated Farmers bee industry chair John Hartnell told a recent conference.
The Australian Government has approved the sale of the country’s largest ham and bacon producer to Brazilian meat giant JBS, despite farmer concerns.
Income growth, not population, will impact food consumption, says Thomas Hertel, professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University, Indiana.
Challenges and opportunities exist for agriculture in limiting global warming to 2oC, says a leading New Zealand agricultural greenhouse gas researcher.
Agricultural pilots, flying rotary and fixed wing, have again been warned not to overload their aircraft.
The former general manager of the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders Association has pleaded guilty to fleecing the body of $312,000.
The nursery and garden industry needs to be inside the tent on biosecurity planning because of its relationships throughout the horticulture and forestry sectors, says Nursery and Garden Industry Association chief executive John Liddle.
Small dairy companies are confident that existing security measures at their processing plants will keep the 1080 threat at bay.
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Kiwis eating chicken meals from McDonalds need not worry about overuse of antimicrobials in poultry.
Nathan Guy, Damien O’Connor, Winston Peters, John Key and Steven Joyce have one thing in common: they’ve been to Northland in the last three weeks in what must be the region’s fastest-ever roundup of Government ministers and leading opposition members.
Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says other multi-nationals have dealt with issues such as the 1080 threat so they are being kept informed not only for transparency but for best practice around the globe.
A feature of shearing in New Zealand is the number of Maori employed in the industry.
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