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Govt funding for local kiwifruit workers
A training programme to help the kiwifruit industry provide employment opportunities for New Zealanders is receiving Government funding.
Global dairy prices settling down
Global dairy prices are settling down after a rollercoaster ride triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evolve & survive
At Boneline in Waipara, Paul Goodege ferments grapes grown on the fossils of dinosaurs, the bones of moa, and a landscape carved by a glacier.
Danger & opportunity
The Chinese word for crisis combines the characters for danger and opportunity, says Cloudy Bay’s Estate Director Yang Shen.
Adapt & thrive
New Zealand wine companies can survive, adapt and thrive in the world of Covid-19, says a business advisor in Marlborough.
Get ready for the ‘now’ norm
Get prepared for a ‘Now Normal’ future, says Ian Proudfoot – Global Head of Agribusiness for KPMG – discussing the likely effects of COVID-19 in the months to come.
Get ready for the ‘now’ norm
Get prepared for a ‘Now Normal’ future, says Ian Proudfoot – Global Head of Agribusiness for KPMG – discussing the likely effects of COVID-19 in the months to come.
Canterbury Show canned for 2020
The iconic Canterbury A&P Show – known as the New Zealand Agricultural Show – will not go ahead this year.
Farmers facing undue Govt pressure
Hawke's Bay vet Richard Hilson says the effects of the lockdown with COVID-19 tended to isolate farmers more than people might have imagined.
Saving stock worth it for farmer
Central Hawkes Bay sheep and beef farmer Craig Preston has spent a huge sum of money buying feed for his stock rather than sending them off to the works – but says it’s worth the money.