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The rules on waste disposal by farmers and growers are changing: the traditional options of burning and burying are no longer allowed.
Giltrap Agrizone says it’s had outstanding success with the HiSpec range of slurry tankers and muck spreaders.
Workforce shortages in the rural health sector – now and into the future –are “quite scary”, says Rural Health Alliance (RHAANZ) chief executive Michelle Thompson.
The government is being accused of going cap-in-hand to the primary sector seeking cash to help eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.
The number of dairy farms with confirmed infections of Mycoplasma bovis is creeping up as the national milk-sampling programme continues nationwide.
An expert in data management in the meat industry is calling for a fundamental change in the technology used in the NAIT (National Animal Identification and Tracing) system.
The impact of the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis is a wakeup call for everyone in the agriculture sector, says Beef + Lamb NZ’s chief executive Sam McIvor.
Fonterra chairman John Wilson claims the co-op’s overall strategy in China is “working very well”.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) clearly hasn’t worked as it should have.
A red clover pest first formally identified in New Zealand 15 months ago has now been found nationwide.
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Maize is a vital crop that consumes a lot of farmers’ time and money, says DairyNZ.
The Labour Inspectorate is calling for dairy farmers to use best practice when employing in 2018.
The Plant & Food Research team that took on Psa-V disease and won have received a prize worth $500,000.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has turned away two large cargo vessels infested with Brown Marmorated Stink Bug over the past few days.
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