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The limited offering of 4200 bales from the South Island on offer this week saw a 58% clearance and a generally firmer market, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson reports.
Crossbred wool prices at this week's wool auction in the South Island continued to show some stability which is a welcome change for growers.
New proposed regulations governing the National Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme are provided in a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) discussion paper that has gone out for public consultation.
Planned changes to the rules for agricultural vehicles will reduce compliance costs while still ensuring safety, says Associate Transport Minister Simon Bridges.
Store lamb numbers were boosted at Stortford on Wednesday by a number of lines of Chathams lambs which were mainly in very good order.
When LFTB or "pink slime" was taken off the market (a substitute for lean beef) end users had to fill the void. Demand for US domestic fresh soared
A programme of improvements on the Crafar farms will begin as soon Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin can settle on the properties.
Waikato farmer Brian Frost will be able to get out of the cowshed completely in future after investing in a farm automation system for his 24-aside Herringbone shed.
The export meat industry will need to train all staff in animal welfare issues to meet new regulations coming into effect next year.
The Mt Tongariro eruption has had minimal impact on farm pasture or stock drinking water, says Federated Farmers.
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Graydon Chong has been appointed Rabobank Australia & New Zealand's senior grains and oilseeds analyst.
Change may be on its way for the rural postal service, but our love for our rural posties and the way they go the extra mile will stay the same.
Federated Farmers is welcoming Beef+Lamb NZ's Economic Service confirming declines in the national sheep flock and beef herd may now be at an end. It also confirms the North Island has become the dominant island for both sheep and beef.
Social media is helping our beef and lamb exporters win new fans.
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