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ALL THE stars lined up for Paul Houghton when he won the Mainland Minerals Vintage section of the New Zealand Ploughing Championship on April 14-15 at Cambridge
With 'cow pooling' in the spotlight following TV One's Sunday programme, Federated Farmers Rural Butchers believes it has a role to play in reconnecting the public to their food.
The recent coverage of 'cow pooling' has raised the profile of home killed meat as a viable method for consumers to attain cheaper meat.
Targeted types such as some first lambs fleece and oddments resisted a generally weaker market last week, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.
After 22 district finals and seven regional finals featuring New Zealand's best young farming talent, The National Bank Young Farmer Contest is down to the last seven contestants. They'll battle it out in Dunedin from May 23 – May 26, 2012 to see who will take the title.
DairyNZ has been granted major funding from the Waikato River Authority's first funding round to undertake a major environmental farm management and monitoring project in the Karapiro area.
The Fonterra Shareholders Council supports the co-op board's decision to hold another vote on TAF.
National Bank has been named New Zealand's leading agribusiness bank.
The global Kiwifruit Vine Health/ZESPRI Psa Research and Development Programme, has been boosted with a significant sponsorship from leading rural bank, ANZ National.
Fonterra shareholders will get a second vote on the proposed Trading Among Farmers (TAF) on June 25.
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The Government has approved the sale of Crafar Farms to Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin.
This week's North Island offering comprising 9,600 bales saw most sectors ease again except the finer lambs fleece, NZ Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson says.
Preparations are well underway as Dunedin prepares to host the 44th National Bank Young Farmer Contest from May 23 to May 26.
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