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Agri banking specialist Rabobank and food education charity Garden to Table recently announced the launch of a new free teaching resource to develop money management skills among New Zealand children.
A Fonterra shareholder says he doubts that consumers around the globe are clamouring for products with a low carbon footprint.
Arable farmers are being encouraged to vote before the August 23 deadline in a referendum, which will determine the future of the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR).
"Absolutely breathtaking" is how well known economist Cameron Bagrie describes the current rural inflation rate of around 15%.
The country's horticulturalists have been urged to get in behind the controversial He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) agricultural emissions plan.
Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor claims the success of the M. bovis eradication programme has saved NZ billions of dollars.
Farmers are finding themselves "extremely confused" about He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN), says Meat Industry Association chair Nathan Guy.
Lamb prices are expected to remain soft as Chinese consumers struggle to put the effects of Covid behind them.
Fonterra should not back down on plans to reduce its carbon footprint despite the slump in milk prices, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.
A little bit more darkness is expected before dawn starts to emerge.
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Six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, a farming leader says the so called ‘recovery’ is almost non-existent.
Six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, despite everyone’s best efforts there is seemingly no end to the problems.
Wairoa District farmers are beside themselves with stress as they still deal with the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle and the numerous other storms that have hit the area.
A recent survey by Federated Farmers of 1000 dairy, sheep, beef and arable farmers has found that confidence is at historic lows.
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