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OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
Alliance Group and in-market Chinese partner Grand Farm have committed to a significant expansion of the co-operative's grass-fed lamb, mutton, beef and venison across China.
Britain's Trade Envoy to NZ says having a free trade agreement is great, but there is no point in having it if it's not "actioned".
Train more doctors locally for the rural sector otherwise the regions will face an acute shortage of general practitioners.
Anyone who visited Fieldays this year couldn’t help but notice an aircraft hangar-sized marquee that took up an entire block adjacent to the tractor pulling arena.
The Taxpayers' Union is calling on the Government to prioritise reducing what it calls unnecessary and costly regulations for growers, farmers and businesses impacted by severe weather events earlier this year instead of providing taxpayer-funded handouts.
A legislation change requiring all food businesses to perform a simulated recall every 12 months comes into effect today.
Cheese exports rose $763 million (35%) in the 12 months to May 2023, compared with the previous year, according to figures released by Stats NZ.
The hills are like melting ice-cream.
The Government has announced its long awaited funding package for farmers and growers hit by cyclones and storms in the North Island.
National says that, if it is elected in the October 2023 election, the party would see the repealing of the Government’s Resource Management Act (RMA) replacement Bills by Christmas.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, and Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) say while they support the use of farm plans as a tool, they have concerns about the implementation and short timeframes the Government is working to.
The competition is heating up ahead of the New Zealand Young Farmer (NZYF) Tournament National Final, set to be held in Timaru next month.
New research suggests New Zealand needs to evolve its trade strategy in order to capture more value from existing markets, especially if the country seeks to increase exports and grow the economy amid rising protectionism and geopolitical tensions.
National Party local government spokesperson Simon Watts claims Labour is planning to rush a backdown bill through Parliament with as possible in what he describes as “another undemocratic Three Waters play”.
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