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Heaven forbid what would have happened to people working in buildings at the Wellington Port.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is today meeting with farmers in Kaikoura and North Canterbury to see and hear at first hand the issues they are facing as a result on the massive earthquake.
Farmlands chief executive Peter Reidie says say their first priority has been people – staff and shareholders and they are providing co-ordinated assistance to the affected communities through Federated Farmers.
Although it is in “cold storage” for now, there is always hope for the Trans Pacific Partnership, says trade expert Stephen Jacobi.
The Canterbury Civil Defence Group is advising people to stay away from the Hapuku River.
The creators of an Australian website that matches onfarm jobs with available workers hopes to launch in New Zealand soon.
The farming sector has long been under-served by good financial management and planning systems, say Figured chief executive Dave Dodds. He says his company is on a mission to change that.
Dairy and milk processing are the New Zealand destinations for overseas investors’ wealth -- not sheep and beef, says a report on cash inflows of the last two years.
US president-elect Donald Trump has the powers, delegated by Congress, to wreak havoc on international trade, says trade expert Stephen Jacobi.
Federated Farmers board member Katie Milne says rural posties could play a significant role in helping to deal with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake.
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Federated Farmers is putting up two helicopters today to check on farmers isolated by the earthquake.
I have lived in and around Wellington all my life and I have never experienced an earthquake as big and as frightening as this latest one.
The Minister for Primary Industry, Nathan Guy is planning to visit badly quake damaged farming areas in North Canterbury and Kaikoura tomorrow.
Stick to your knitting and fine-tune what you do, advises Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons, for farmers to get through the next year, with forecasts down for lamb, beef and wool.
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