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OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
It may not be a drought breaker, but home baked biscuits have strengthened the resolve of drought-stricken North Canterbury farmers.
The sheep industry is in rapid decline and can’t afford to make any more wrong decisions, says Silver Fern Farms shareholder Allan Richardson.
Hard work does pay off, says Matt Bell (28), who won the 27th Young Farmer of the Year contest.
A meat industry stalwart says the rejection of a joint marketing model between processors and farmers is a missed opportunity.
About 100 farmers in the Whanganui area are facing production losses this season of up to $100,000 as a result of the recent floods.
Concern is growing in political and economic circles that the low dairy prices could tip New Zealand into a recession.
LIvestock firms PGG Wrightson, Elders New Zealand (Carrfields) and Rural Livestock are facing claims of price fixing by Commerce Commission.
Consolidating all the processors and the resultant gain of $10/lamb gain at the farmgate, as estimated by Meat Industry Excellence, is still not a “game changer” for sheep farmers, says Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton.
The Government has pledged to invest $7.3 million over five years in agricultural research partnership, Pastoral Genomics, says Steven Joyce.
Federated Farmers supports the unification of the fragmented apiculture industry, but says people with governance skills are needed to ensure the process is successful.
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"Innovate or stagnate" will be the main message from Grassmere farmer Doug Avery when he visits Lincoln University next Thursday.
The first wool auction of the 2015/16 season saw a 92% clearance with a slightly softer tone, says NZWI general manager, John Dawson.
Federated Farmers says the Government's climate change target, announced last week, is an ambitious one for New Zealand in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030.
BNZ senior economist Craig Ebert says he doubts the crisis on the Chinese sharemarket will trigger a wholesale collapse of the Chinese economy.
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