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Fonterra is making solid progress towards its sustainability targets, says chief operating officer Fraser Whineray.
NZ's farming sector has been left disappointed and stunned over the Government's proposal to price agricultural emissions.
Otago farmer Carolyn Ireland has been banned from owning cattle and must pay fines of over $23,000 for a range of welfare problems contributing to the deaths of over a dozen cattle.
Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network is welcoming the Government’s response to a shortage of GP’s across the country – but especially in rural areas – through new funding initiatives.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) says they have major concerns for the wellbeing of rural communities after the release of the Government’s emissions pricing plan.
Farmer-owned LIC says the goal of being both sustainable and profitable is well within reach for New Zealand dairy farmers
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has confirmed that the herd of Canterbury cows found with a new strain of Mycoplasma bovis will be culled.
Groundswell co-founder Bryce McKenzie says turnout at yesterday’s nationwide protest was really good, despite comments from the Agriculture Minister to the contrary.
Newly-elected DairyNZ director Chris Lewis says he is humbled and honoured by the confidence farmers have placed in him.
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little says the Government proposal to charge the ag sector for emissions will be the death knell for East Coast farmers.
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A group of independent milk processors are accusing the Government of favouring Fonterra.
China's weak economic activity is weighing in on global dairy prices.
A major frost event which hit kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions earlier this month is estimated to cause production losses of up to 25% this season.
Confusion and outright anger reign across rural New Zealand as farmers and communities try to get to the bottom of the Labour Government’s proposal to effectively make a large number of sheep and beef farmers unprofitable in its quest to get them to pay for their agricultural emissions.
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