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OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
ONE OF the world's leading salmon egg producers is working with AgResearch to develop genomic selection in Atlantic salmon.
DEFENDING TASMAN champion, Reuben Carter, is the first Grand Finalist to be named for the 2014 ANZ Young Farmer Contest.
A WORKING group has been set up to improve dairy traceability, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye have announced.
ON-FARM deaths are on the decline, with both WorkSafe NZ and ACC statistics showing a declining trend in fatalities since 2008, Federated Farmers says.
A SPECIAL two-day bird hunting season is being held in Taranaki and Whanganui to help farmers disperse paradise shelducks.
THE SECOND national conference on biological farming systems has been gaining popularity with farmers, researchers and biological companies.
ONLY ONE bovine tuberculosis (TB) infected herd remains in Northland.
THEY'RE CREEPY, they're crawly, and they're on display in the Environment Southland marquee at Southern Field Days.
WANAKA IS gearing up for a huge weekend next month with major events like the Wanaka A&P Show and the National Finals Rodeo being held on the same weekend.
A NEW 'hands on' initiative, which brings the classroom into the orchard, is helping combat the labour shortage in the horticulture industry.
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MINI POSSUM burgers will be the latest tasty treats designed to entice visitors to the Northland Regional Council's marquee at the upcoming Northland Field Days in Dargaville.
INVESTIGATIONS INTO how a single fruit fly arrived in Whangarei must continue after the local port ruled out being the source, Labour's Primary Industries spokesman Damien O'Connor says.
A HAWKE'S Bay farmer is lucky to be alive, unaware his truck made contact with live lines while preparing to tip a load of soil on his rural property.
THE MINISTRY for Primary Industries has lifted its controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Whangarei after no further Queensland fruit fly were found in the areas.
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