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Farm investment opportunity opens

The New Zealand Rural Land Company is seeking to debut on the NZX by the end of the year.

Investors wanting a slice of farming action now have an opportunity to do so with the launch, last week, of the largest New Zealand IPO listing on the NZX Market.

Making the primary sector sexy

MPI director general Ray Smith believes the benefits of working in the primary sector haven't been marketed as effectively as they could have.

There is a need to re-orientate New Zealanders into working in the primary sector, according to the director general of the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Trophy win surprises jubilant team

Chairman of Te Kaha 15B Hineora Orchard Norm Carter is presented with the Ahuwhenua Trophy by Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy, with Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor and Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson also in attendance.

The winners of this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for Excellence in Horticulture believed they didn’t stand a chance and never expected to win because their fellow finalists had bigger operations.

Win months in the making

Winners are grinners: Maatutaera Akonga with wife Margaret, is the inaugural winner of the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Grower Award.

Hastings based Maatutaera Akonga is the inaugural winner of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award.

MFE moves to mitigate conflicts of interest

Jane Smith said she was "appalled" by Taylor's potential conflict of interest.

Concerns raised about the serious conflict of interest of a key Ministry for the Environment (MfE) staffer involved in the controversial freshwater reforms has led the ministry to implement a new system to mitigate future issues.

Wyeth ready for the 'Coast'

Richard Wyeth will take up his new role at Westland Milk Products in February 2021.

The chief executive-elect of Yili-owned Westland Milk Products Richard Wyeth is looking forward to the challenge of running the company.

Fonterra ends PKE imports

In recent years, Fonterra has been encouraging its farmer suppliers to cut back on PKE usage.

Fonterra is no longer an importer of palm kernel expeller (PKE).

Weathering the shipping woes

NZ's two largest dairy exporters say disruptions to global shipping hasn't affected their ability to get products to customers.

The country's two largest dairy exporters say disruptions to global shipping hasn’t affected their ability to get products to customers.

Bumper crop - too few pickers

There are fears that, amid a labour shortage, the sector will be unable to take advantage of this season's crop.

With the apple industry set to produce a bumper crop this season, there are fears that the sector will not be able to take advantage of this due to an impending labour shortage.

'It's only a draft'

Timaru District Council says that a controversial plan that included larger setbacks from roads was a draft.

Timaru District Council (TDC) is scrambling to appease angry reaction over proposed rules in its draft district plan that will severely impact on farming.

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