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OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
Federated Farmers Dairy president Andrew Hoggard is urging farmers to maintain a frugal mindset in the face of disappointing half-year results by processors.
There is a dispute between the Alliance Group and MIE about possible industry rationalisation and numbers used to make recommendations.
The battle for organic milk is heating up with a new farmer co-op launching in Taupo later this month.
The Meat Industry Excellence group (MIE) says historic cultural antagonism between the two cooperatives is one of the main reasons the meat industry is going down the gurgler.
Zespri forecasts a record season for Gold kiwifruit even though the new replacement Gold3 orchards are not yet in full production.
A war of words has broken out between the Meat Industry Excellence group (MIE) and Alliance Group over the former’s consultation with the meat co-op during its work on proposals for meat industry reform.
A full makeover of Fonterra’s RD1 retail stores is on hold until the co-op’s finances improve.
Rural News Group, publishers of Rural News, Dairy News and New Zealand Winegrower, has a new-look website featuring more regular news updates and encouraging greater online interaction with our readers.
The line up of speakers for this month's 'The Future of Heartland Forum' near Cheviot in North Canterbury is making the event a must for the primary sector.
Fieldays have confirmed fashion designer Robyn Brooks and renowned sculptor Adrian Worsley as judges for Ag Art Wear 2015.
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The winners of the 2015 Southland-Otago Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year award say they strive to be the best.
Complex and rapidly changing patterns in global food consumption, manufacturing, and retailing are creating a completely new range of problems in food safety, says a senior Lincoln University lecturer.
The Waikato Regional Council is urging farmers help stop the spread of dangerous weeds in the Waikato region.
The kiwifruit season is promising strong growth with volumes back to pre-Psa levels this season, Zespri's chief executive Lain Jager says.
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