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OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
FOREST AND woodlot owners could face a compulsory levy when they harvest and sell timber.
SOUTH ISLAND irrigation scheme developments are being held up by the size of the Cook Strait high voltage direct cable (HVDC), says TrustPower.
LACK OF agricultural investment in farming has created a vulnerable food market, says Rabobank.
THE VALUE of Australian lamb exports rose 12% last year to top A$1 billion for the first time.
DAIRY FARMER-owned cooperative LIC says increased use of its products has boosted half-year profit.
GOAT MILK sales growth of 50% in two years is prompting the Dairy Goat Cooperative (Hamilton) to look for suppliers in Northland and Taranaki.
EXPORT COMMODITY prices, already down 9% on a mid-2011 peak, are tipped to slip further in the coming months as Europe deteriorates and Asian growth slows, says Westpac's latest economic outlook report.
THE NATIONAL Bank Young Farmer Contest is again in full swing with all district qualifiers complete and, at time of writing, the first regional final settled. A glance at the line-up for that decider, held in Balclutha ten days ago to choose the Otago and Southland representative for May's grand final, shows the future of the industry, in that region at least, is in capable hands.
APPROVAL OF the Crafar farms sale to Chinese buyers by the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has prompted many claims made in the battle to win the New Zealand public's hearts and minds.
The once proud and powerful Wool Board, now little more than a shameful memory, has been well picked over.
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PASTURES WITH more than two species are good for more than just the cows, Agrissentials Far North representative, and Hikurangi farmer, Grant Fallon told the field day.
NINE YEARS ago Erica and Lindsay Whyte's farm, just south of Doubtless Bay, had a problem with land sucking up too much fertiliser and paddocks they weren't able to calve cows in.
AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH has found tea tree oil effective on fly strike and lice in sheep.
YOU'LL NEVER catch the cats so vaccination is the best way to prevent foetal and lamb losses to toxoplasmosis.
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