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A high-tech device designed to protect solo workers, like those working alone on farms, has been launched in New Zealand.
If it's dry where you are now, you’d be well advised to prepare for drought next spring, says a Marlborough farm and climate consultant.
Fonterra is pouring at least $1 billion into plant upgrades to improve efficiency and boost returns to farmer shareholders.
Workplace safety Minister Michael Woodhouse has described the old legislation on workplace safety as a “bugger’s muddle”.
Worksafe New Zealand’s chair says he’s asked the senior managers at his organisation to try to broker a deal with farmers over the carrying of passengers on quads.
The payout to dairy farmers next season is unlikely to improve over the current season, says KPMG’s global head of agri, Ian Proudfoot.
A wave of environmental regulation is building nationwide, so be aware of what’s coming in your region and heed developments elsewhere, a Canterbury field day heard earlier this month.
Trade minister Tim Groser has a controversial message for dairy farmers – volatility is their friend. The industry has lived with it for 130 years, he says.
Farmers must focus on productivity and profitability – not necessarily production, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Scott Champion.
Farmers don't seem to get it. So says New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association (NZAAA) chair Alan Beck, commenting on farmers understanding their responsibilities to make their farms a safe workplace for agricultural pilots.
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The Reserve Bank says the outlook for global milk prices is highly uncertain and the financial stress on the dairy industry could rise markedly if prices remain at current low levels in the 2015-16 season.
A Bay of Plenty decision last week to put about 3000 kiwifruit orchards on a ‘hazardous’ list has implications for all agriculture nationwide, says an industry leader.
Next week will see some of New Zealand's best young fruit growers battle it out for the inaugural Central Otago Young Fruit Grower 2015 competition.
The North Island wool auction this week remained mostly firm except for the higher volume of shorter shears, which eased, compared to last week.
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