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OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
Wanganui farmer Alistair Polson takes over from North Waikato farmer Jim Cotman as chairman of the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust.
Demand from Korea for imported beef has been lacklustre this year, largely due to slowing consumer beef demand from a weak economy and increasing supplies of domestic beef.
If the sale of TelstraClear to Vodafone increases both broadband penetration and mobile network coverage, then Federated Farmers will welcome it.
Aussie lamb slaughter this year has been running constantly higher than last year. From Jan to Aug, lamb slaughter has hit close to 13m head according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 12% higher than the same period last year or an extra 1.4m lambs.
North Waikato farmer Jim Cotman has stood down from his role as chairperson of the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust after six years at the helm.
Rural insurer, FMG, is now accepting applications for their tertiary agriculture scholarship programme.
William McCook has been appointed chief executive of the organisation soon to be formed from the merger of the Animal Health Board and NAIT (National Animal Identification and Tracing scheme).
An international celebration of the Angus cattle breed is coming to New Zealand, exactly 150 years after Angus farming was introduced to our shores.
The Fonterra Shareholders Council says today's launch of the TAF prospectus is a tangible result of years of hard work by the co-op and its farmers.
Fonterra has released details of TAF (trading among farmers) which will allow outsiders to invest in the co-op for the first time.
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Increased activity from China and India helped lift some wool sector prices significantly for the 11,700 bales on offer this week, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson reports.
Australian Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Joe Ludwig is in New Zealand on a two-day visit.
A calf, mortally wounded in a botched poaching incident, has Federated Farmers concerned someone will end up being killed.
While the 2012/13 season will be tough for farmers, Federated Farmers believes it is not as dire as some commentators say.
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