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A PETITION calling for a second vote on TAF (trading among farmers) is to be presented to Parliament by Fonterra farmers. Organisers say they are gaining overwhelming support but are running out of time to reach all farms.
The great promise of emerging markets is beginning to crystallise for New Zealand wool leading to renewed optimism among growers that finally, wool may be 'back in fashion', according to a new industry report.
WINTON FATHER and son duo Peter and Jason Robson took out the horse ploughing section at the New Zealand Ploughing Championships in Cambridge over the weekend.
An "enthusiastic and incredibly driven" couple has been named Supreme winners of the 2012 Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards
If you're a New Zealand Young Farmers Member, or want to be one, then Dunedin's the place to be from May 24 to 27 this year.
It was 25 years ago that Milfos International was formed and this week the company will celebrate the milestone with an Australasian dealer conference followed by an evening celebration with service partners, suppliers and business people from around New Zealand.
The Government says Fonterra farmers are unreasonable in their demands on the DIRA Bill before Parliament.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has appointed Willie Thomson to a new role of general manager group sales and strategy, responsible for both the Ballance and Altum brands and customer services. He retains responsibility for strategy development.
Farmer royalty will gather this month to acknowledge the best breeding brains, and bulls, in the country.
Landcorp Farming has announced a six-month net operating profit of $11 million and expects to reach more than $20 million for the full year.
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SMALLER PADDOCKS for better grazing management mean farmers must open and shut more gates, especially on dairy farms.
JUST IN time for break feeding during late autumn and winter is this new release from Taragate, called the Auto Fencer, seen at Central Districts Field Days.
CASE IH combine harvesters scored highest for cost-efficiency among machines studied at Göttingen University, Germany, says the machinery maker.
More active and constant testing of New Zealand’s ability to deal with an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) is needed, says MAF’s head of compliance and response in the wake of a ministry’s first FMD simulation for years.
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