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Environment Minister David Parker says exempting some vegetable growers from the Government's freshwater reforms wasn't easy.
Of the 600 people who attended a recent sheep milking field day run by Spring Sheep Dairy, 45 applied to be suppliers, but only five were accepted.
"They're stealing our water!"
That was the cry from the floor during a recent meeting held in Waimate, South Canterbury, on the proposed three water reform.
Anti winter grazing activist Angus Robson says regional councils aren't doing enough to rope in "laggards" who he claims continue to breach winter grazing rules in the South Island.
The run of eight consecutive falls in the Global Dairy Trade price index has finally ended.
The future of Overseer as a legal tool to regulate nutrient loss from farms is up in the air following the release of a report by a science advisory panel.
New Zealand is adopting a top-heavy regulatory approach similar to the European Union, according to former High Commissioner and Trade Minister Sir Lockwood Smith.
The productive and primary sector appears to be well placed to deal with the Alert Level Four settings according to the Director General of MPI, Ray Smith.
Economists are suddenly divided over whether the official cash rate will rise this afternoon.
Herd improvement company LIC says some of its services are deemed essential and will continue during the Level 4 lockdown.
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WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding businesses that regularly servicing and maintenance quad bikes can save lives.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients (Ballance) has announced a nationwide programme of sponsorships intended to foster and celebrate scientific and innovative thinking among New Zealand primary and secondary school students.
Food prices were up 1.3% in July 2021 compared with June 2021, say Statistics NZ.
The Government has announced it will help develop improved tools to manage and estimate on-farm nutrient loss after an independent Science Advisory Panel identified shortcomings with the Overseer software.
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