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Primary industry “gave the finger” to attempts to overhaul the original NAIT scheme, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor says.
The New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (NZRSB) will call in the new year for people and groups to register their interest in being involved.
As the apple industry faces a labour crisis, there is a lot of talk about technology playing a role in harvesting crops.
The Wools of NZ board considers its 2019 financial outcomes to be satisfactory given “the first year as a fully commercial company, operating in a very challenging wool market”.
New regulatory changes are forcing some horticulture and dairy farmers to look at a new crop – hemp.
NZ's apple sector is facing a potential $80 million loss in the coming season because of a looming labour shortage.
The Government taskforce report on winter grazing says farmers are not solely to blame for all the problems associated with this practice.
Crops across a swath of Canterbury’s arable heartland have been damaged or lost to a couple of hailstorms which swept up the South Island’s east coast late last month.
They were ‘blown away’ by the amount of the technology on farm.
The NZ meat industry’s challenges in the UK have increased with UK retailer Waitrose planning to source all lamb from only British producers.
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Fonterra says it didn’t shy away from its sustainability commitments despite a financially draining 2019.
Export lamb and beef prices reached new highs in the September 2019 quarter, while forestry products fell sharply.
Ravensdown says it has “collaborated” with the Rail and Maritime Transport Union on its letter protesting the co-op’s new phosphate shipment.
Manawatu dairy farmer Mat Hocken is the winner of the Rabobank Emerging Leader Award for 2019.
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