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THE PERFORMANCE of Maori farming has lifted as a direct result of the Ahuwhenua Trophy competition for excellence, says Kingi Smiler, chairman of the contest management committee.
FARMERS CAN make an extra $200 a beast by cow pooling, while the purchaser gets cheaper meat, says Federated Farmers Rural Butchers chairperson Mike Hanson.
NEW ZEALAND'S middle-of-the-road 'space' in export markets has a potential three billion people, Trade Minister Tim Groser says.
ON THE subject of foreign ownership of New Zealand’s farm land, my family has a unique perspective.
WITH GLOOMY trade news almost daily, farmers are likely to revise their farm budgets downwards, warns Federated Farmers.
LIKE A legendary phoenix, Bruce Woollen Mill has literally risen from the ashes.
It is estimated the dairy industry, including downstream activities such as marketing, wholesaling and transport, contributes about 3.4% to New Zealand’s GDP and $13.9 billion to our export earnings.
CLIVE AND Jorga Walden sharemilk a 160ha, 415-cow dairy farm and run a 167ha drystock farm to the rear of the dairy property.
OWNERS OF capital stock are being encouraged to lease out herds or flocks before values fall.
TAUHARA MOANA Trust dairy farm near Taupo is a long narrow block located between Mt Tauhara (Maunga or mountain) and Lake Rotokawa (Moana - water). It’s one of many large-scale dairy farms in the Broadlands area where Mt Tauhara forms an imposing backdrop, as does steam rising from Lake Rotokawa and adjacent geothermal sites. The farm is part of Ngati Tuwharetoa and Te Arawa’s ancestral lands, the tribes to which the trust is affiliated.
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ANIMAL HEALTH issues will be one of the priority areas as the deer industry takes a long close look at itself this week during its annual conference, at Wanaka.
ADD SELENIUM to the list of things bugging honey bees.
University of California Riverside entomologists say selenium, a nonmetal chemical element, can disrupt the foraging behavior and survival of honey bees.
DUAL WHEELS supplied by Clic, Rotorua, are making a difference to the work of Lawn Services Ltd, says chief executive John Smith.
HERDHOMES is building on the success of its original HerdHomes shelter with a range of lower cost flooring options. The new range features a HerdHomes roofing system with patented airflow design.
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