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.

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.

Wellsford is most certainly settling into winter mode with just 163 head yarded on Monday.

Sale goers were once again greeted by freezing temperatures at Temuka on Monday with the mercury barely in the positive. 

The attached report contains the latest benchmark prices for lamb, beef and deer (works and store prices), as well as updates on the forces that influence these prices (including international market prices, exchange rates and local procurement issues).  

Over the past few weeks, US imported beef prices have dropped as a result of reduced demand for imported product.

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