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New Zealand pork producer Chris Trengrove has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for High Integrity Australian Pork, replacing Sam McIvor as the board representative of New Zealand Pork.
Rabobank New Zealand Ltd (RNZL) continued to build its rural banking business in 2011, recording net lending growth of $724 million, despite a contraction in the total rural debt market over the same period.
A developing oversupply of logs in China and continuing currency pressure has resulted in a small fall in New Zealand forestry export earnings for the latest quarter.
The wool market was generally down this week due to a combination of strained exporter cash flows, slower demand and a slightly stronger dollar, New Zealand Wool Services International's general manager, John Dawson says.
Fonterra Cooperative Group's half year results mean it could be on track for revenue of $20 billion.
Owen Symmans has been appointed the new chief executive officer of New Zealand Pork Industry Board (NZPork). He replaces Sam McIvor.
Zespri this week released the start of a recovery pathway from the devastating vine-killing disease Psa involving the wide-scale release of a newly commercialised gold kiwifruit variety, known as Gold3.
TWO NEW guides released last week are intended to help migrant dairy workers and their employers work together more successfully.
The market held up fairly well for the last of the larger offerings of this season with 22,700 bales on offer and an 84% clearance, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson reports.
NEW ZEALAND’S agricultural technology transfer system is complex and fragmented, and the consequences could blemish our image overseas, a Government commissioned report warns.
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AS RURAL News went to press thousands of hectares of crops remained to be harvested across the country in what's turning out to be one of the trickiest seasons for decades.
THE PRESIDENT of the Rural General Practitioners Network says more centralisation of medical services is inevitable but it needs to be done with input from the rural communities affected.
INSURANCE CLAIMS arising from the hurricane-force winds that hit Taranaki a fortnight ago reached $5 million last week and were still rising.
ANZ NZ bank is helping the kiwifruit industry find its way through the Psa-V disease, says its managing director, commercial and agri, Graham Turley.
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