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New Zealand has been better than Australia at capitalising on the market for boutique foods, according to a top Australian scientist.
Farmers want policy certainty and are petrified about “kneejerk popular politics” similar to what the Government did with the oil and gas industry, says National agriculture spokesman Nathan Guy.
Changing to a more sustainable method of farming will be “in the money” in the long term, but the transition years are uncertain for a traditional farmer, says Weibe Draijer, chairman of Rabobank’s managing board.
“The huge turnout to our field day has blown me away.”
Extension 350 will make a significant difference to the Northland economy over time, says chairman and Northland farmer Ken Hames.
Overseas visitors are being offered temporary work visas to help pick kiwifruit in Bay of Plenty.
The reform of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) need not be radical but there will be some changes, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has indicated.
The rural property market is lacking ‘zing’ despite high primary product prices and low interest rates, says BNZ’s agribusiness report Rural Wrap.
The East Coast of the North Island features prominently in this year’s Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award for Sheep and Beef.
Support is growing from farmers all around New Zealand for a petition currently before Parliament for a select committee inquiry into banks’ conduct.
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A wicked problem: that’s how the chief science advisor to the Ministry for Primary Industries describes the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as they affect agriculture.
Can changing what New Zealand livestock eat reduce the country’s emissions of methane and nitrous oxide?
Farmers are unsure about what they can and should do to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, says the director of the NZ Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Centre.
DairyNZ Farmers’ Forums start this week with dairy’s future and opportunities heading the agenda.
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