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Renewed interest from China saw the finer types well supported in the combined North and South Island wool sales comprising 15,200 bales, NZ Wool Services International Ltd's, general manager, John Dawson reports.
Federated Farmers says John Wilson is the right man to lead Fonterra.
John Wilson has been appointed the chairman elect of Fonterra.
MANY DAIRY farmers around the West Coast town of Westport are frantically cleaning up their farms after a heavy rain storm swept the area last this month.
The directors of the organisation to be formed from the forthcoming merger of the Animal Health Board (AHB) and NAIT Limited have been confirmed.
The Piako and Waitoa rivers in Waikato remain heavily swollen today following recent rains, while the Ohinemuri and Waihou have begun to recede. Further west, the lower Waikato River remains high.
Amendments to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill have passed its third and final reading in Parliament.
Horticulture New Zealand president Andrew Fenton is calling for local government to streamline the resource consent process, saying it was holding the horticulture industry to ransom.
Movements in dairy product prices have remained mixed over the last two weeks.
Works prices for lamb have finally succumbed to the mounting pressure from falling market returns.
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Works prices for cattle in the North & South Islands have levelled off in the last two weeks. Only local trade prices moved upwards this week.
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.
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