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The farming sector has its head in the sand if it doesn’t realise water is a huge issue waiting to be tackled, says Labour’s primary industries spokesperson Damien O’Connor.
Utilising pasture while minimising soil damage are among the main issues dairy farmers have grappled with in early spring, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager extension.
A ground breaking ceremony at Lincoln University has marked the start of work on the $206 million new joint facility to house AgResearch and Lincoln University researchers, students and staff.
Fonterra's new $150 million cheese plant in Australia will help meet growing demand, says the co-op’s Australia managing director René Dedoncker.
The government and the Labour Party should reach a bipartisan consensus on how to roll out the current Trans Pacific Partnership process, says trade expert Stephen Jacobi.
We need to be positive that our product can be premium and people will pay for it, says John Hayward of Judge Valley Dairies.
Dairy leaders have come together with other livestock and farming leaders to pledge their commitment to swimmable rivers for future generations.
Dairy prices have cumulatively eased only 3% after falling in four of the past five auctions, says BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.
A2 Milk's after-tax profit of $90.6 million is 198% ahead of last year on surging Chinese demand.
Regions such as Mid-Canterbury enjoy a direct relationship between water use and employment, says Federated Farmers.
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) hasn’t given up hope of eradicating the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis despite its spread to a third South Island farm.
The water tax proposal by the Labour Party “is making us all fairly blimmin’ nervous isn’t it,” says Federated Farmers president and dairy farmer Katie Milne.
A third South Island farm may have the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
Holstein Friesian New Zealand (HFNZ) says its joint sire proving programme with CRV Ambreed is breaking records.
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