Arable advocacy?
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Listed Canterbury milk processor Synlait is heading towards its first financial loss ever, but is telling its farmer suppliers not to worry.
Drought hit Mike and Peter Connor’s farms badly and this year their hill properties are parched again.
Even the weeds won't grow.
In a minor coup for the struggling strong wool sector, one of New Zealand's largest furniture manufactures and retailers, Big Save Furniture, has committed to using more strong wool in its products and pay growers a fair price. David Anderson asked managing director Tom McKimm about the move.
New Zealand's strong wool sector is in the doldrums, with record low prices and little hope on the horizon.
A highlight of this year’s Dairy Industry Awards was the high number of migrant workers vying for the national titles.
A Hamilton woman has been disqualified from owning horses for a year, sentenced to 100 hours community work, and ordered to pay vet fees of $498 after her horse starved to death.
Horticultural and agribusiness companies are dishing out the dosh to encourage students at Massey University to make a career in their sector.
Driving through Hawke's Bay, the visible effects of the drought are mixed.
Fonterra is sticking to normalised earnings guidance of 25-35 cents per share for this year.
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Fonterra's decision to downgrade its 2020-21 milk price midpoint by 5c has surprised farmers and markets.
Rural Women New Zealand’s (RWNZ) new chief executive says the organisation’s ability to provide opportunities to women sold her on the job.
A mystery disease is reportedly currently ravaging parts of the North Island bee population with reports of up to 80% death rates in some hives.
Fonterra farmers will start the new season with strong cashflow, thanks to an opening forecast with a record midpoint of $8/kgMS.
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