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OPINION: Demand for red meat is booming, while it seems the heyday of plant-based protein is well past its 'best…
With lambing and calving about to start, Beef + Lamb New Zealand is reminding farmers of the importance of providing ewes and cows with suitable, well-sheltered areas for lambing and calving.
The ewe is under her greatest nutritional and metabolic stress in late pregnancy and in early lactation.
As well as the family reorganisation, Tim Ritchie and his cousin later invited well-known Wairarapa farmer and Romney breeder Derek Daniell to take a shareholding in White Rock.
One of New Zealand’s most historic sheep stations – White Rock – has a new lease of life thanks to family members who wanted to preserve the property for future generations.
Federated Farmers says the government is finally acknowledging it has released freshwater regulations that will not work on farms.
The Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) Action Network programme has been extended until early next year.
OPINION: Who said? Two little words that when joined together ask a very important question, or questions – questions that can have a huge impact on your life.
A Lincoln-based wool products company believes it offers a glimmer of hope against the increasing negativity currently saturating New Zealand’s strong wool industry.
OPINION: No one can doubt the great job that Dr Ashley Bloomfield has done in protecting New Zealanders from COVID-19.
Industry groups have been lobbying for independent greengrocers, butchers and bakers to be allowed to operate under COVID-19 Alert Level 3.
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Horticulture exports hit a record breaking $6.2 billion in the year ending June 2019 – up $720 million over the previous year.
Agricultural contractors are still struggling to fill the huge hole of workers it needs, despite recruiting 300 locals to the industry.
A retired Northland farmer and machinery driver says rural contractors must take some blame for the current shortage of skilled operators.
An estimated 28 million tonnes of crop worth $110 million will be at risk if overseas machinery operators are not allowed into the country, according to a new survey.
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