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A bumper production season for NZ and Australian dairy farmers has been great for farm incomes, but has also put some downward pressure on market prices.
Appointment to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) means Matthew Stone from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will take a lead role in ensuring New Zealand fulfils its international animal health obligations.
Primary sector export revenue is expected to decline in 2012/13, a Ministry for Primary Industries report shows.
A commitment to maintaining land and resources for future generations was a strong theme at Saturday's final of the prestigious 2012 Ahuwhenua Trophy – Bank of New Zealand Maori Excellence in Farming competition which was won by the Kapenga M Trust from Rotorua.
Foreign land ownership, food prices and super farms are all hot topics at the moment – and they all hinge on the vital importance of agriculture and land-based industries to the New Zealand economy.
The number of biosecurity officers and detector dogs slashed since National took office poses a serious threat to New Zealand's horticulture and agriculture industries, says Labour's biosecurity spokesperson Damien O'Connor.
iFarm's monthly Market Outlook report for beef is forecasting prices for bull and steer to peak around $4.60-$4.65/kg this spring.
The very first of the scanned in lamb ewes have shown up in some of the earlier lambing regions in the North Island.
When compared to last weeks sale in the North Island, wool was generally dearer at yesterday's sale despite a slight increase in the NZ dollar.
The three winners of the 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are attending the National Agricultural Fieldays to promote the awards programme, meet with sponsors and find new ideas and technologies to assist their businesses.
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The People's Republic of China's Government of Guizhou Province and New Zealand's Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development) have launched an international agricultural exchange programme.
THE WOOL SALE held in the South Island today (Thursday) comprised 10,334 bales of which 7, 587 reached market reserves or above, New Zealand Wool Services International Limited's general manager, John Dawson reports.
THREE YEARS ago Whangara Farms won the Ahuwhenua Trophy for the best Maori sheep and beef farm in New Zealand.
REBECCA EIVERS, a doctorate student at The University of Waikato, wants to nurse back to health Waikato’s ailing peat lakes. Her work is on show at the uni’s Fieldays stand.
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