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Heightened macroeconomic and geopolitical risks are likely to exert a strong influence on global agricultural markets in 2012 resulting in considerable uncertainty in the New Zealand food and agribusiness sector, according to a new report released by Rabobank.
A daily dose of dairy nutrition will be in the timetable for students at Northland's Kaiwaka Primary School from next month as the school becomes one of the first to take part in Fonterra Milk for Schools.
The Morrinsville sale yards will officially open their stock truck effluent disposal site in a ceremony on February 21.
The New Zealand Farm Environment Award Trust, the organisation behind the highly successful Ballance Farm Environment Awards, has a new name.
Fonterra is recalling two batches of butter after the discovery of a fine metal object in the product.
It runs in the family in Southland: Pete Gardyne and his younger brother Richard will both be heading to grand final in May after they took out the Otago/Southland Regional Final titles for The National Bank Young Farmer Contest and TeenAg Competition respectively in the weekend.
The choice between the carrot or the stick approaches to improve the quality of New Zealand's water is the focus of the report of 2011 New Zealand Nuffield scholar, Nicola Waugh.
Federated Farmers Farm Day is back for 2012.
New Zealand Pork chief executive Sam McIvor is stepping down after nearly six years in the role.
A company credited for revolutionising the apple industry by creating a market for fruit that used to be "mopped up as rubbish" has turned 50.
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Federated Farmers says its ''robust analysis' of National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) has achieved better outcomes for farmers.
IrrigationNZ has launched a code of practice for irrigation installation.
Horticulture New Zealand is passing the heartfelt thanks of all New Zealand's fruit and vegetable growers to the Christchurch biosecurity inspector who takes her work home.
The Waikato Regional Council is now planning to work with the farmers as they apply for necessary water take consents required under its Variation 6 policy on water allocation.
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