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OPINION: The good fight against "banking wokery" continues with a draft bill to scrap the red tape forcing banks and…
With the official cash rate due out on Thursday, farmer confidence at the beginning of the 2012-13 season has plummeted in Federated Farmers latest farm confidence survey.
Fresh heavy rain around the region over Sunday and Monday means the Waikato Regional Council is again closely monitoring river levels in the region for flood risk.
Meat processor and exporter Alliance Group has underlined its environmental credentials by making its innovative Hoofprint programme progressively available to all suppliers.
New Zealanders need to hear more about the great progress farmers are making to lift their environmental performance, says Ballance Agri-Nutrients chairman David Graham.
New Zealanders will be able to size up the president of Federated Farmers for themselves this Saturday, with Country Calendar featuring the farm and work of Bruce Wills. The episode airs on TV One Saturday at 7pm.
Potatoes New Zealand business manager Ron Gall has announced his resignation after 22 years working with the industry representative.
This week's offering of 10,500 bales from the South Island saw a generally weaker market with 55% of the offering sold, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.
The first South Island wool sale of the season continued in the same vein as last week's North Island sale with all price indicators weakening further.
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MEAT INDUSTRY Association chairman Bill Falconer says New Zealand’s future does not lie in feeding the masses. Instead, our food sector should target the top end of traditional and emerging markets with value-added products. Our customers should be prepared to pay a premium for the best.
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A MAF committee set up in 2008 specifically to identify emerging biosecurity risks never discussed a virulent strain of Psa devastating kiwifruit vines offshore. And a MAF risk analysis team responsible for monitoring offshore developments was “unaware pollen imports were even taking place”.
EFFLUENT MANAGEMENT on dairy farms is improving. A national snapshot, to be released in November, will show the 2011-12 season’s significant non-compliance dropping below 10% from 11% in 2010-11 and 16% in 2009-10.
FEILDING farm consultant says many farmers feed animals well, but don’t make any money out of it.
A CENTURIES-OLD Spanish farming system is being considered by researchers looking to revitalise marginal land in the Western Australian wheatbelt.
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