THE NORTH Island sale saw wool prices continue their upward trend, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson reports.

ALL THE SIGNS suggest a prolonged period of low international dairy prices will be required to soak up the current global market surplus, says Rabobank in its latest Dairy Quarterly report.

A PILOT PROGRAMME to develop the skills and confidence of dairy women to influence and lead positive change in their businesses and communities begins in November.

TATUA MEMBERS of Federated Farmers are welcoming an all time record payout by a New Zealand milk processor at $9 per kilogram of milk solids (kg/MS) for the 2013/14 season.

BEEF + LAMB New Zealand is sending two young Kiwi shepherds to France this week to take on the world's best in an international test of sheep farming skills.

The New Zealand Merino Company has posted a net profit of $1.9 million for year ending June 2014. A dividend of $950,000 has been declared.

Farmers are backing Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler's comments that the high New Zealand dollar is unjustified and unsustainable.

IrrigationNZ board member, Nicky Hyslop, will be confirmed as the new chairperson at the organisation's annual meeting next Thursday; this is the first time a woman has held this position.

Pioneer potato growers the Balle family are taking their business a step further.

The exchange rate is unjustified and unsustainable and could tumble, says the Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler.

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