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Farmers were quick to demand more detail when they got a first look at National's agriculture policies at a mid-April meeting at Otaua, south-west of Auckland, hours after its announcement.
Jim Anderson is a third generation farmer still working on the family farm at Southburn, in South Canterbury, alongside his son and grandson. Even at age 85, Anderson shows no signs of slowing down. Leo Argent reports.
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor is unrepentant about the ban on live exports by sea, hailing it as putting New Zealand in step wth like-minded partners on the importance of animal welfare.
One aspect of the National Party’s recently announced agricultural policy – re-instating live animal exports – has drawn a mixed reaction.
A Levin farmer found responsible for the deaths of 29 cattle has been fined $32,000.
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is in Washington DC this week, speaking at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit, held from 8 – 10 May.
National's newly-minted agriculture spokesman Todd McClay says the public services need a change of mindset when it comes to dealing with the primary sector.
A drop in sales is forcing fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown to review its organisational structure and staffing level.
The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) is running 18 extension workshops throughout New Zealand in May and June to target potential tree growers.
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A number of Northland dairy farmers are thinking of leaving the industry due to the cost of environmental farm plans that they will need to have in place under Essential Freshwater rules.
A leading Hawke's Bay orchardist says claims that the recovery is going well are simply not true.
Imagine a farmer being able to tell a paddock’s pasture cover and dry matter content just by looking at it, or accessing information about a cow’s body condition score in the same way.
A free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the UK comes into force on May 31.
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