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An increase in ATV sales is being welcomed by Federated Farmers.
More than 40 exhibitors will be attending this year's Effluent Expo at Mystery Creek, organised by Waikato Regional Council and sponsored by DairyNZ.
With shearing sports backed by SPARC, Federated Farmers believes it has potential to become a demonstration sport at the Commonwealth Games, if not the Olympics.
The Foundation for Arable Research's (FAR) is hosting its fifth North Island conference in Hamilton next month.
Entries are now open for Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) Enterprising Rural Women Award 2012.
Steady rain is bringing further relief to dry conditions across Southland.
Wool prices fell again this week with the New Zealand dollar up 4.45% against the main currencies since the last sale on December 21, says Wool Services International.
Fonterra is turning to expert advisors in a bid to make sure its controversial TAF (trading among farmers) proposal ensures 100% farmer control and ownership.
Wool used to account for more than a quarter of New Zealand's export earnings – now it is less than 2%. But lamb, hogget and mutton are earning nearly $3 billion dollars a year for the country.
Weather extremes across the country are presenting a new challenge for 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards entrants.
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Bomac and Bayer New Zealand have merged operations to form one of New Zealand's largest animal health companies.
The dairy industry-good organisation DairyNZ is running seven dry summer events this week in Southland and South Otago.
After examining more than 20,000 genes, a DairyNZ scientist has discovered why some cows are better at getting pregnant than others.
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.
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