Stop the rot!
OPINION: Bayer Crop Science closing its Hastings research site could be the tip of the iceberg.
AGRICULTURE – ALONG with forestry and fishing – is the top performer in the Innovation Index of New Zealand, according to research involving IBM and the University of Auckland. In the decade 1998-2008 the All Sector Innovation Index moved from 100 to approximately 108, but the primary sector topped 200.
THIS OLD mutt never ceases to be amazed at the ‘100% pure’ effort that goes into international headline grabbing by Massey University environmental science lecturer Mike Joy.
New Zealand's red meat sector encourages all negotiating parties in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to work tirelessly to ensure this agreement can be completed by October 2013.
IT SEEMS the good folk at Soil & Health and Organic NZ are now avid royalists.
The Wairarapa community is closer to a reliable and sustainable supply of water.
Fonterra's dairy farmer supplier-shareholders are welcoming an early Christmas gift, with the cooperative lifting its 2012/13 forecast payout by 25 cents per kilogram of milk solids (kg/MS).
Meat and dairy products dominated the rise in total manufacturing sales for the September 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand says.
Two new dog teams start today at Christchurch airport – doubling the biosecurity detector dog capacity at the airport, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
Fonterra has lifted its 2012-13 forecast payout by 25c.
Primary Industries Minister David Carter is welcoming a boost to New Zealand's biosecurity frontline with the graduation on Friday of 46 new recruits.
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The competition is heating up for the 2013 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards, aka the Glammies.
Making more and better investments in agriculture is one of the most effective ways to reduce hunger and poverty while safeguarding the environment.
The combined North and South Island sale comprising 14,100 bales saw a 91.2% clearance with an overall firm market tone, says NZ Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.
A financial and recovery support package for kiwifruit growers hit by Psa is being welcomed by industry organisations.
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