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Waikato-based milk processor Tatua has announced a final 2023-24 season payout of $10.50/kgMS for its farmer shareholders, again topping the payout stakes among NZ milk processors.
Eight talented secondary students across New Zealand have been awarded Agri Futures scholarships, supporting their tertiary education.
Meat company ANZCO Foods scooped seven medals across three of its premium beef brands at the 2024 World Steak Challenge in Amsterdam.
Pāmu Farms of New Zealand has committed to a second sustainability-linked loan with ANZ, ASB, and Westpac NZ.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has appointed Alan Thomson as its new chief executive.
Fonterra has unveiled a revised strategy – to maximise farmgate milk price and setting higher targets for dividends and return on capital for shareholders and unit holders.
Milk processor Synlait is offering a one-off payment of 20c/kgMS to retain South Island suppliers, many of whom issued cessation notices to the company this year.
Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says while people are opening about mental health, there’s still disproportionately high rates of suicide and depression in rural communities.
Skewed policy, favouring forestry over farming, should be blamed for Alliance Group’s proposal to close its Timaru meatworks, says Federated Farmers.
Alliance Group has announced a proposal to close its Smithfield meat processing plant in Timaru, South Canterbury.
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A new trade agreement between New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could boost New Zealand’s halal meat exports.
New Zealand farmers are welcoming news of a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, a key country in the Gulf region.
A pilot programme helping businesses purchase crush protection devices (CPDs) for their quad bikes is reporting a high demand for vouchers.
With ongoing ‘noise’ to reduce herbicides, many manufacturers have been introducing a wide range of options for mechanical weed control.
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