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Dairy farmers struggling to breakeven can expect better prospects next season.
One year into her role as Beef + Lamb New Zealand chair, Kate Acland is continuing to work hard and win back farmer trust.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand chair Kate Acland says while farmers are quite positive about the new Government, the economic situation on farm is "pretty brutal".
The Cyclone Recovery Taskforce has been wound down with responsibilities transferred to the Cyclone Recovery Unit, says Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell.
A plan to revitalise New Zealand’s honey sector and set it on a new, more sustainable and profitable path for the long term was launched yesterday by Agriculture Minister Todd McClay.
Farmers are being encouraged to have their say on a New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB) proposal to continue funding the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) genetics programme and supporting a new facial eczema research project.
Since the mid-nineties maize silage use on dairy farms has steadily increased, with some farmers now feeding as much as 2 tDM/cow within a season.
A bacterial contamination is the likely cause of a semen quality issue that impacted 1,127 herds in October last year, says LIC.
Nine young Kiwis have been selected for the Meat Industry Association (MIA) scholarship programme for 2024.
As the new government considers lifting the ban on live exports, protestors are set to demonstrate against the policy.
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Pāmu Farms of New Zealand (Landcorp Farming Limited) has produced a Net Operating Profit (NOP) of $3 million for the half-year to 31 December 2023.
A Pleasant Point Young Farmer is one step closer to winning FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition.
NIWA scientists leading New Zealand’s MethaneSAT agricultural emissions science programme are gearing up for the launch of its satellite.
Better understanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the people of Northland, and the role communities played in the pandemic response, will be the focus of a visit from the Covid-19 Inquiry, says inquiry chair Professor Tony Blakely.
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