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New Zealand Young Farmers is encouraging pairs to enter the annual Young Farmer of the Year competition for the first time, as a way of boosting interest from people who may be reluctant to give it a go.
New National MP-elect for Northland Matt King, who took the seat off Winston Peters, is not taking anything for granted until the special votes are counted.
Aligning farming practices so they care for the environment is critical for New Zealand, says Maori agri-businessman, Kingi Smiler.
Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the board has no regrets over its $700 million investment in troubled Chinese child nutrition trader Beingmate.
During the election campaign NZ farmers – and the rural community in general – came under attack from politicians and the public, and felt they were being demonised.
Farmers buying store cattle should be careful not to pay too much, warns Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton.
Commercial growers in parts of the lower North Island are facing one of their worst seasons on record due to the rain that just keeps on falling.
Fonterra is set to become Australia’s largest milk processor following an exodus of suppliers from a troubled rival.
When you tell your golfing buddies that you’ve just come back from the launch of the Range Rover Velar, they ask, “What sort of name is that?”
New Zealand's water quality problems can be solved by correctly managing the storage of water, according to meat industry stalwart and long-time Canterbury resident Sir Graeme Harrison.
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Farmers’ fears about the outcome of the election and a new-look government have led to a slight drop in overall confidence in the latest Rabobank farmer confidence survey.
The next push for Zespri will be further creating demand ahead of supply and getting the best value out of the company’s global structure, says the new chief executive Dan Mathieson.
Fonterra will this month recoup $193 million from its farmers -- some of the special loans made two years ago at the depth of the dairy downturn.
Fonterra is defending chief executive Theo Spierings’ hefty $8 million pay packet, saying he hit “far-reaching and demanding targets” set by the board.
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