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OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER demand for organic food is continuing to grow, says organic certifier Biogro.
WEST OTAGO livestock farmer Nelson Hancox is one of five New Zealanders selected to join the Rabobank Global Farmers Master Class in Australia next week. The week-long program will see 40 farmers from across the globe gather to share ideas and information on the future of farming and participate in the educational program.
PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Minister Nathan Guy has finished the first leg of a six-day trip to Sri Lanka and India this week.
LET FODDER beet grow out rather than raid it for a summer feed if at all possible, says Agricom’s Northland North Island sales manager Ben Trotter.
TOO MANY information technology students are overlooking the technological needs and opportunities of the primary sector, even though career prospects are high and the potential for new discoveries with scientific and commercial value considerable.
I READ with interest in the last issue of Rural News about John Key’s visit to a large asparagus growing operation in Horowhenua where he commented that his Government is a strong supporter of the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.
WHILE THE decision of wool growers is clear, the wool levy referendum hasn’t put to bed the issues behind why it was held.
THE TIDE appears to be running in on the numbers of students choosing studies that may lead to agri sector careers. We may be witnessing the end of schools careers advisors nudging only their less able students towards the industry.
LIC’S $11M spend on R&D is high by NZ primary industry standards, says chief executive Wayne McNee. The core business of sire proving and getting the best bulls, the development of new IT products and longer-term R&D took most of the money. Some research is government supported through Primary Growth Partnership and other funding.
IRRIGATIONNZ, WITH MPI Sustainable Farming Fund, AgResearch, Landcare Research and Aqualinc, has produced a guide to irrigating steeper slopes.
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DAIRY FARM running costs haven’t abated after increasing a lot in 2007-08 and they are now out of kilter with the consumer price index, LIC chairman Murray King says.
THE AGRICULTURE-BASED degree courses at Massey have changed and kept pace with the changing demands of the primary sector. If you are bright enough then maybe a career in the agribusiness sector is for you.
DAIRY NZ is concerned some farmers are following cow housing pioneers into such systems, spending millions of dollars, but without thoroughly analysing their options.
FARM SOURCE/RD1 managing director Jason Minkhorst admits you wouldn’t plan to rebrand and reposition Fonterra’s RD1 stores to Farm Source when you have a $5/kgMS payout.
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