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Another pea weevil free year will help

The current Biosecurity NZ ban on pea growing in the Wairarapa is knocking down the pea weevil population, but another pea weevil-free year is needed to be confident of eradication.

Coast in clean-up mode

Westland Milk chief executive Toni Brandish.

The loss of the Waiho Bridge, just south of Franz Josef, on the West Coast has been a “disaster” for dairy farmers.

Getting farming's pride back

Beef + Lamb New Zealand chief executive Sam McIvor.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand says it is working hard to ensure that the farming sector is valued by all New Zealanders.

Profit up, dividend down for Silver Fern Farms

Silver Fern Farms Cooperative chairman Rob Hewett.

Silver Fern Farms Cooperative has reported a net profit before tax of $2.4m for the 2018 financial year.

Meat processors launch charitable trust for mosque attack victims

Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.

New Zealand’s meat sector is launching a charitable trust to benefit those affected by the mosque attacks in Christchurch.

Project to clear more waste from farms

Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage (middle-right) with Agrecovery board and staff.

A new project launched this week provides farmers alternatives to the harmful disposal practices of burning, burying and stock-piling of waste.

Bacteria-killing system wins award

A system that kills the E. coli and other bacteria in farm dairy effluent has taken first prize in the South Island Agricultural Field Days’ Agri Innovation Awards.