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The 7,900 bales of North Island wool on offer this week saw a 68.7% clearance with a generally firm to dearer trend, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson reports.
PIG FARMERS battling dismal returns fear a High Court ruling has condemned them to an even more uncertain future.
It follows the High Court’s decision to uphold Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) import health standards for pork. While an appeal remains an option New Zealand Pork has already spent $1.4 million fighting the case.
A NEW online rural supplies service is about more than just offering your farm needs direct to door: it promises to help independent local stores compete with the big chains.
IN JUST its first year Miraka, the new Maori-owned dairy company, is ahead of its production targets.
The major shareholders in the plant are the Tuaropaki Trust, owners of the land where the plant is built, and Wairarapa Moana, owner of at least 10,000ha in the area north of Taupo.
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.
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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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