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MPI HAS given the green light for lamb exports to India and one processor will have products in five-star Indian hotels by the end of this year.
BRITISH FARMERS are backing their Government in its quest to gain approval for the growing of genetically modified crops.
THE DAYS of lugging a knacksack sprayer over hill and gully for a few thistles may be over – if you can spare $30,000.
August is Bee Aware Month and the National Beekeepers Association is urging the government to take the threat to bees much more seriously.
A Shanghai Court has upheld the findings against Zespri's China-based subsidiary and one of the subsidiary's employees, relating to the under-declaration of customs duties on imports into Shanghai of New Zealand kiwifruit between 2008 and 2010.
The phrase "from the farm to the customer" is often heard in agricultural circles, but Silver Fern Farms is turning that philosophy on its head.
New Zealand farmers are reporting a significantly improved outlook for the year ahead, with a big rally recorded in the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey.
A QUARANTINE grow-out requirement for imported grass seeds has been removed by MPI.
TWO FORMERLY fierce rivals in avocado exporting say their successful collaboration could signal the way forward for other export industries.
Wine growers have welcomed the economic cooperation agreement signed this week between New Zealand and Taiwan, giving New Zealand wine tariff-free access to the Taiwan market as soon as it comes into force next year.
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LANDCORP HAS done another deal with the Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin – this time to help develop a giant sheep farm.
FERTILISER CO-OP Ravensdown has called time on its money-losing Western Australian operation, five years after launching this first trans-Tasman venture.
Rabobank forecasts New Zealand's beef prices to firm next quarter, as supplies tighten after the higher, drought-induced slaughter volumes, and forecasts of a wetter-than-average winter also encourage producers to retain stock.
AUSTRALIANS ARE being urged to eat hearty home-cooked beef meals to keep warm this winter.
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