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OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the…
The Primary Industries Minister needs to stand up for farmers during tough times rather than rolling over for banks.
The three finalists for the 2016 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Maori Excellence in Farming Award for Dairy were announced last week.
The New Zealand Dairy Awards is taking a leaf out of cricket's book to make the competition more interesting.
An appeal to the High Court is looking likely as Mid Canterbury irrigators BCI digest the implications of the Environment Canterbury Plan Change 2 announcement two weeks ago.
Two South Island Maori dairy farms and one in South Waikato are finalists in the Ahuwhenua Trophy competition for the top Maori dairy farm.
With the GDT auction index continuing soggy or worse, unusual weather patterns and debt troubling many farmers, how are they coping at farm level?
The Nga Manu Trust runs a reserve of 13ha of protected land on the Kapiti Coast.
Many kiwi events are a success because of the time and enthusiasm of volunteers, and the biennial Southern Field Days at Waimumu is a shining example of this tradition.
Utes or pick-ups, as they are known in the northern hemisphere, don't have the following they have in these southern climes...
With the rapid growth of fodder beet in the Southland livestock diet a number of companies are offering crop-specific implements to achieve maximum utilisation.
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Fonterra's earnings per share dividend forecast was lifted from 45c to 55c in January and will be updated in March in the half year results, says chairman John Wilson.
Fonterra been told to improve its communication with farmer shareholders.
With the hot, dry weather upon us thoughts turn to irrigation, but often little thought is given to maintenance of systems which can have huge benefits in efficient use of water.
Most farmers are focused on extracting as much milk as possible from home-grown feed.
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