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OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding…
WAIKATO REGIONAL Council's biosecurity group manager John Simmons has won annual PC Nelson Memorial Award from the Biosecurity Institute, a professional body for those working in the biosecurity sector.
THE HIGH Court has rejected an appeal by four companies and four individuals who were convicted and fined $601,900 for selling visiting Asian tourists imported alpaca goods as "Made in New Zealand", and making claims that duvets were 100% alpaca or merino wool when they were not.
THE SOUTH Island auction this week comprising 6100 bales saw an 86% clearance and a generally solid market overall, NZ Wool Services International general manager, John Dawson, reports.
THE FAO Food Price Index decreased for a fourth consecutive month in July mainly due to a sharp decline in international prices for maize, wheat and certain oilseeds, reflecting ample supplies for these commodities.
THE LATEST decline in the benchmark GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) online auction continues a trend expected by Federated Farmers.
DEER FARMERS are being strongly advised to use three drench families in combination to keep parasites under control.
WATER QUALITY is a hot issue at present but the answer lies in the soil, says the Association of Biological Farmers.
UK’S BIGGEST supermarket chain is under fire from farmers for promoting lamb from New Zealand.
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE numbers have fallen, but the tightening supply is pushing farmgate prices up.
A PASSION for bringing together New Zealand information science to deliver practical information daily to farmers has become a successful business for Wellington mother Bridget Hawkins.
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Nestled among Clevedon’s dairy and sheep and beef farms, 40km southeast of Auckland, the 25ha farm is home to the country’s only buffalo herd.
FISH & Game NZ’s use in March of dubious survey results to justify slagging dairy farming prompted Rural News to urge farmers to ‘lock the gate’ to F&G members until the parent body shut up.
MANY LANDOWNERS are allowing surveys of indigenous vegetation and wetlands without realising the consequences.
THE GREEN Party recently launched its water policy and before looking at what they propose I need to explain what’s been recently gazetted.
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