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New Zealand champion rowers Storm Uru and Nathan Cohen have got on board with Alliance Group's global export brand, Pure South, to help promote New Zealand lamb offshore.
Rain over the past few days followed by a sunny winter's day on Tueday has been welcomed by farmers and traders alike and may have brought a few more faces to the rostrum.
iFarm has revised down their farm-gate price forecasts for lamb over the next 6 months based on reduced returns from overseas markets.
Severe hot, dry conditions in the US is having a disastrous effect on crops and pasture.
With trading in the EU/UK market difficult, NZ lamb exporters are actively looking for other markets to place product.
A tragedy may occur before stock rustling gets the attention it deserves, says Federated Farmers new spokeswoman on rural security Katie Milne.
New Zealand beef and dairy farmers can now take part in a programme to produce high-value marbled beef for premium markets, both domestically and offshore.
New signage has been installed to mark the alliance between agricultural plastics recycling programme Plasback and industry-leading feedlot Five Star Beef.
If the $840 million sale of TelstraClear to Vodafone gets regulatory approval, it could strengthen the financial case for an enhanced rural broadband offer by Vodafone.
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre this week is hosting 25 Primary Industry Trades Academy (PITA) students at its Wairarapa Campus for a full week of practical skills training.
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Data released today by the Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ) shows there were 13 more farm sales (+3.3%) for the three months ended June 2012 than for the three months ended June 2011.
A Farm Succession Summit at Massey University tomorrow and Saturday will bring together leading researchers and stakeholders from New Zealand and around the world.
The best of New Zealand's growing talent will be going head-to-head this month in a bid to win the title of Young Grower of the Year at Auckland's Ellerslie Event Centre, on Monday, July 23.
Grey clouds still hang over the global economy, says Rabobank in its July Agribusiness review for New Zealand and Australia.
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