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Zespri will allocate an additional 1,800 hectares of European SunGold licence over the next three years, doubling production of the proprietary kiwifruit variety in Europe.
Getting clean, fresh water to livestock is not just a case of getting a 100m roll of pipe from the local rural supply depot.
Parasites in sheep will become more of a problem for New Zealand farmers as temperatures rise with climate change, says AgResearch principal scientist John McEwan.
Better pasture management, greater fertiliser efficiency, reduced farm expenses and seamless payroll and roster systems – there’s an app for that.
A South Canterbury couple have been named the 2016 Lincoln University Foundation Farmer of the Year, based on a detailed and analytical approach to farm management.
Giving up an IT career in the defence industry to run a lavender farm in New Zealand has been “a roller coaster ride” for British woman Myra McLelland.
Last year (2016) was one of growth for horticulture.
Industry giant Unilever has reported that one in five (21%) consumers “would choose a brand based on the belief that it was produced sustainably”.
The world changed, for better or worse, with the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President.
A programme designed to encourage school students into farming can now be used to gain NCEA credits.
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Irish women have played a key role in the success of an Irish agritech company now 70 years in the business.
The Australian cattle herd is expected to increase in 2017 – its first increase in three years.
The Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, says independent quake-relief volunteer efforts are “fantastic”, but he suggests farmers needing help get it via a Federated Farmers scheme.
Silver Fern Farms (SFF), New Zealand’s biggest meat processor, says it cannot rule out plant closures as it aims to bounce back from a huge financial loss last year.
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