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A company credited for revolutionising the apple industry by creating a market for fruit that used to be "mopped up as rubbish" has turned 50.
Federated Farmers says its ''robust analysis' of National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) has achieved better outcomes for farmers.
IrrigationNZ has launched a code of practice for irrigation installation.
Horticulture New Zealand is passing the heartfelt thanks of all New Zealand's fruit and vegetable growers to the Christchurch biosecurity inspector who takes her work home.
The Waikato Regional Council is now planning to work with the farmers as they apply for necessary water take consents required under its Variation 6 policy on water allocation.
Rural land holders in three areas totalling around 900ha on the outskirts of New Plymouth are being invited to join a possum control scheme that already covers almost all the Taranaki ring plain.
An after-tax profit of $1.08 million for the six months to December 31, 2011, is ahead of budget, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd (WSI).
Reports a Pak'nSave has joined boutique supermarket Nosh in selling milk for an equivalent price of one dollar a litre, supports Federated Farmers view that attention needs to focus on supermarket margins.
Balclutha will play host to the first regional final of The National Bank Young Farmer Contest this Sunday (February 12) at the Telford Division of Lincoln University on Owaka Highway.
Rabobank has appointed Luke Chandler to general manager of its Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory division in New Zealand and Australia.
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Federated Farmers is concerned the Green Party has misinterpreted the Treasury's Briefing to Incoming Minister (BIM) on biosecurity.
The purchaser of Crafar Farms has been given another extension to go unconditional on the sale.
Rural residents with unwanted agricultural chemicals or other hazardous waste are being encouraged by Auckland Council to sign-up for an onsite collection this month.
The rising New Zealand dollar being toyed with on the international currency market is driving local wool values down, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson.
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