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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…
RURAL NEWS believes it is time for farmers around the country to take a stand against the constant carping and attacks by Fish & Game New Zealand on the dairy farming sector.
NORTHLAND AND WAIKATO are being warned of heavy rain, strong winds and storm surges – but Cyclone Lusi may be welcomed by farmers, says a Civil Defence spokesman.
THE NATIONAL Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) is seeking public consultation on proposed changes to the Animal Welfare (Dairy Cattle) Code of Welfare 2010.
WITH 2014 the International Year of the Family Farm, the pressing issue of farm succession will be a key focus of this year's Rabobank farm managers program.
While conditions are dry there is confidence that the cyclone which is set to hit the North at the end of the week will bring much needed rain and the weaner heifer market at Stortford was buoyant today.
The outlook for lamb prices continues to be positive with farmgate prices already close to bottoming out.
DAIRY INDUSTRY leaders say dairy farmers are investing millions of dollars in managing their environmental impact and taking their responsibilities seriously.
MANUFACTURING SALES volume had a record rise in the December 2013 quarter, mainly due to meat and dairy, Statistics New Zealand says.
NEW TECHNOLOGY will drive further expansion in the dairy industry, says Federated Farmers dairy section chair Willy Leferink.
THE MINISTRY for Primary Industry (MPI) will look “quite different” as a result of an “alignment process” that started last week, says the new chief executive, Martyn Dunne.
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RECENT CLAIMS in an Auckland magazine about shoddy inspections in the meat industry show that New Zealand needs a separate food safety authority, says Labour Primary Industries spokesman Damien O’Connor.
THE YEAR IS shaping up to be “intriguing” for the global dairy market with China the “wildcard”, says Rabobank.
OORGANIC WOOL and organic lanolin are products that deserve and will eventually get greater recognition
THE HOUND sees that Labour’s primary industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor is now claiming that contaminated meat is leaving New Zealand processing plants, based on allegations in a Auckland’s magazine Metro.
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