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The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) is investing in production science initiatives to unlock the potential of the perfect sheep.
Federated Farmers has brokered what could be its last meeting before the mutant calf issue ends up before the Courts and/or the Commerce Commission.
There was evidence at Temuka on Monday of the season for last year's lambs coming a close with a small offering of 650 of mainly small lines of mixed quality and condition.
With cattle keeping on top of feed, demand has been flat in the North Island. Store prices in the paddock have eased slightly although good quality cattle continue to sell well.
Despite a softening in the NZ dollar in recent days, export beef slaughter prices are still being hammered at the expense of the exchange rate.
The new Primary Industry Training Organisation will be officially opened tonight (October 10).
Farmers wanting information about planting and managing trees in the working landscape will soon be able to access a new online – and free – database.
Federated Farmers believes quantitative easing now would be incredibly bad for New Zealand.
Westpac economists are forecasting global dairy and beef prices to rise on the back of drought in the US and elsewhere.
All finalists this year in the Lincoln University Foundation's annual competition are from the central South Island.
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Now is the time to take other steps to protect fruit crops from Northland to Waikato favoured by the unwanted Aussie insect invader the guava moth, biosecurity experts say.
Agricultural contractors are reminded they must leave a buffer of at least 2m between waterways and areas cultivated for growing maize.
Winners of the Beef + Lamb NZ Livestock Farm Award, Okahu farmers John and Lurline Blackwell and their son Peter were not in it for the glory.
The North Island lamb kill is beginning to lift off seasonal lows and this will begin to happen in the South Island as well over the coming weeks.
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