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OPINION: The good fight against "banking wokery" continues with a draft bill to scrap the red tape forcing banks and…
December has been the driest month on record for most of Southland with as little as three per cent of the historical rainfall average falling in some parts.
In a combined effort with Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council, DOC is asking local landowners for sightings of Lythrum salicaria, commonly known as purple loosestrife.
GOT AN old truck or ute registered as E class B? Then you could have a tricky decision to make soon, if Federated Farmers gets its way in lobbying for a specific agricultural vehicle class.
THE NEW Zealand Transport Agency is reminding agricultural contractors they may need to apply for a work time variation to complete critical seasonal tasks such as spraying, harvesting or sowing.
A NEAR 2% rally in the New Zealand dollar against the main wool trading currencies was reflected in corresponding slide in prices at this week’s combined North and South Island auction, says Wool Services International.
FARMER CONFIDENCE has waned slightly in the past quarter.
FEDERATED FARMERS says it hopes to see “some rigour” applied to the Minister for Primary Industries’ independent review of kiwifruit pollen import rules and processes.
MAF says the Emissions Trading Scheme, and a generally positive outlook for wood and fibre demand, is behind a 27% increase in exotic forest plantings in the year to April 2011.
A PROJECT to bring widespread irrigation to the Wairarapa has entered what instigators are calling “a new phase.”
ALLIANCE GROUP has a new face at the board table: Maniototo farmer Dawn Sangster.
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New Zealand’s competitive advantage as the world’s largest and most efficient producer of velvet is being frittered away by market ill discipline and an obsession with competition at the farm-gate, says a producer-owned co-operative.
WOOL PRICES at yesterday’s (December 15) auction were 2-4% down on last week’s sale, which also saw a drop of about 4% overall.
THE WORST rain storm for over 20 years is battering rural and urban property alike in the Tasman and Golden Bay regions.
TURNOVER IN farms and lifestyle blocks has picked up to levels not seen for three years, judging by Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) data released today.
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