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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…
Your old mate hears that a finalist in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy Competition – for the top Maori Sheep and beef farm – had some simple advice for the large number of young Pakeha shepherds attending the field day at Mangaroa Station.
Entries are now open for the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Competition and top butchers are encouraging their peers to enter.
You know something is up in the farming world when three different government agencies are all casting a critical eye over the sector.
The University of Auckland is leading a collaborative project to build multi-purpose robotic systems for orchards.
Rural agribusiness company the Carr Group has further expanded its footprint in the sector in New Zealand.
Australia's largest dairy co-op has voted to adopt Fonterra’s TAF-style capital structure.
Australian sheep farmers are banking on strong prices lamb in the coming years, but are warning of headwinds.
Waipaoa Station Training Trust is holding an open day on June 6 and 7 as part of its selection of cadets for 2016.
Introducing overseas sheep to New Zealand’s flock has changed the nature of the wool produced here, says Hawkes Bay wool broker Philippa Wright.
New Zealand should start looking at creating specific food products which meet the special and unique needs of the elderly, the young and those of specific religious faiths.
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Kiwifruit exporters are planning more intensive marketing than they have ever before tried in Australia, to stimulate demand in a maturing market.
The dairy industry is facing a “perfect storm” but innovative business people on farms will carry New Zealand through the cycle, the NZ Dairy Industry Awards final was told.
Milk New Zealand Holding Ltd, which took over the Crafar Farms, has been lauded as a “great example” of the success of foreign investment in NZ at the NZ China Trade Association (NZCTA) Business Awards.
New Zealand sheep now tally just 29.8 million – a number not seen since during the Second World War.
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