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WENDY MCGOWAN HAS been elected as the new national president of Rural Women New Zealand.
NEW ZEALAND YOUNG Farmers members are making waves in the agricultural scene at home and abroad.
NEW RESEARCH funded by Ballance Agri-Nutrients that will look at the most efficient use of nitrogen fertiliser for pasture growth.
MICHAEL SPAANS has been elected as the new director on the Fonterra Board of Directors.
THE HORTICULTURE export sector and Summerfruit NZ have welcomed the early start to the economic cooperation agreement with Taiwan.
THE GOVERNMENT Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) scheme, currently under investigation by the Auditor-General, is failing to stem the tide of a declining red meat sector, says Damien O'Connor, Labour spokesperson for primary industries.
CANTERBURY FARMER Mike Ryan has taken out the 2013 Mint Lamb Competition, producing the country's best lamb from paddock to plate.
THE FINDINGS OF the Parliamentary Commissioner's water quality report should serve as a call to action for farmers, says a major natural fertiliser company.
SIGNIFICANT WORK is already underway to address water quality issues raised by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, DairyNZ says.
NEW ZEALAND IS undergoing huge changes to land use and decision makers need to be aware of the consequences for the future, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright.
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RURAL CONTRACTORS NZ and Federated Farmers may have different memberships and goals, but they share a close and mutually beneficial relationship, says RCNZ president Steve Levet.
PRICES RECEIVED BY New Zealand producers, as measured by the output producers price index (PPI), rose 2.4% in the September 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand says.
HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS of farmers in the Philippines whose crops were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan need urgent assistance to sow new seeds before the end of the current planting season, FAO has warned.
TURN OUT for 22 meetings starting this week will be a barometer of the mood for change in the meat industry, claim organisers.
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