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Beyond Massey University’s cheeseboard at Fieldays was the objective of promoting sheep milking.
The shearing industry must move now to stave off the threat of farmers being unable to get their sheep shorn, says Mark Barrowcliffe, president of the NZ Shearing Contractors Association.
More progress is needed on reducing and redesigning the world’s farm subsidy policies, says a new report from the OECD.
Farmers more than any other New Zealanders will be negatively impacted by the effects of climate change, says Climate Change Minister James Shaw.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says a wide-ranging review of dairy industry legislation isn’t an attempt by the Government to force changes to Fonterra’s constitution.
New rules proposed under the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill will have some rural impacts, according to Christina Lefever – special council with law firm Duncan Cotterill.
Despite the fledgling Primary Sector Council being the brainchild of Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor, he has no idea about how much the council will cost taxpayers or even how often it will meet.
Agricultural software company Farmax Ltd is now 100% owned by state-owned AgResearch.
The SOE says it has acquired the shares of Brownrigg Agriculture, and Phil Tither, of AgFirst.
Agribusiness leader Barry Harris has been appointedchairman of OSPRI, the primary industry organisation responsible for managingthe TBfree and NAIT programmes.
Confusion reigns in the horticulture sector after Labour passed its Regional Fuel Tax (RFT) law this week.
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If you think only dairy farmers are facing fire from the new coalition Government, think again.
New Holland is planning to improve the performance and raise the power of its world record-holding CR Revelation combine harvester.
Giltrap engineering, a family business in Otorohanga, has bought the Timaru company Clough Agriculture, best known as Duncan Ag.
Australian motor industry reps have quit a national quad safety panel in protest at standards proposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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