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Could Australia soon be importing milk from New Zealand?
Yes, say some beleaguered Australian dairy farmers; they recently warned a Senate inquiry this could be the outcome of the crisis enveloping their dairy industry.
Voluntary group Farmer Power has joined calls for a A50 cent/L levy on milk to help farmers struggling against the pricing policies of big supermarkets and the clawback schemes of Murray Goulburn and Fonterra.
Farmer Power argues that raising the supermarket price of 1L of milk from $A1 to $A1.50 would return it to 1980s levels.
As electricity prices soar, farmers appear to be looking for alternative energy sources.
There is an appeal to New Zealanders to buy local citrus fruit.
Avocado growers are reporting a successful season, but some are struggling to keep their operations afloat following years of bad weather.
It's time to start talking up science again, especially as a career for young people. That's one of the key messages from the Prime Minister's new chief science advisor, Dr John Roche.
Horticulture and commercial vegetable growers in particular stand to be major beneficiaries of radical proposals by government to make sweeping changes to RMA regulations.
Chinese textile company Saibosi has partnered with Wools of New Zealand to put the 'farm to floor' story of New Zealand wool rugs on screen for its customers.
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