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Actor and winemaker Sam Neill will open Pinot Noir NZ 2013 in Wellington next year, chairman of the board behind the event, Alastair Maling MW, announced as he opened registrations.
Taranaki dairy farmers dealing with the effects of the weekend's storm are advised to remember cows are resilient and careful management will get them through any missed milkings.
The first grapes of the 2012 New Zealand grape harvest have been picked in northern regions amid high hopes for this vintage, which has started later than recent years.
The weather bomb that struck the west coast of the lower North Island has affected a number of farms. The priority is animal welfare, especially stock access to drinking water.
Federated Farmers has conditionally backed changes to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) and its Raw Milk Regulations. Its submission stresses that any change to the DIRA for Fonterra's TAF (trading among farmers) hinges on supplier-shareholder endorsement.
New Zealand's agriculture sector and associated rural communities will be hit hard if Affco management and the unions don't sort out their differences soon, Labour's Primary Production spokesperson Damien O'Conner says.
The finalists of the 2012 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards (aka The Glammies) have been announced.
A South Island offering of 8400 bales saw a generally firmer market this week and an 89% clearance rate, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's marketing executive, Malcolm Ching.
More than 10,000 Northland students will enjoy a daily drink of milk from March 19 as Fonterra Milk for Schools rolls into town.
A total of 2450 cattle and deer herds across the central North Island have had their bovine tuberculosis (TB) movement control restrictions or testing requirements reduced.
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More than 500 farmers have again attended this year's Effluent Expo, held at Mystery Creek yesterday, maintaining the very solid interest shown at last year's inaugural expo.
Speaking at the first regional 2012 Ballance Farm Environment Awards ceremony in the Bay of Plenty last week, Ballance Chief Executive Larry Bilodeau said all New Zealanders understood the economic contribution made by pastoral industries, but there was growing unease at the perceived environmental cost.
Synlait milk plans to market a powder made with cows' production during the hours of darkness, and promises to pay suppliers a premium for the raw material.
Imporving their six-week in-calf rate by just 10% means the average New Zealand dairy farmer (386 cows) stands to benefit from an additional $15,440 (based on a $5.50/kgMS payout).
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