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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.
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.
While the focus at the Golden Shears is the buzz and lights on the stand in front of an enthusiastic audience, back stage is where the real action is.
Legendary shearer David Fagan says he wants to quit competitive shearing while he’s still capable of winning – which he did at a competition in Pahiatua a few weeks ago.
Is it worth applying nitrogen fertiliser to speed pasture recovery post drought?
Patchy rain up the South Island’s east coast early this month eased the drought’s grip in a few areas but others still have zero pasture growth.
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The Meat Industry Excellence Group hopes its much-vaunted report on the meat sector, due for release today (March 17), will put a rocket under changes to the industry.
Federated Farmers is mobilising its members to help find the person threatening to contaminate infant formula with 1080 poison.
In the last couple of weeks we have seen a welcome recovery in the Global Dairy Trade price index, albeit on reduced volumes for this time of year.
So it's official – we now have a drought in large parts of the country: no surprise to most of us in the rural sector.
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