Arable advocacy?
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The government is looking at how to get more trees planted as a key part of meeting its Paris agreement obligations, says Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett.
Land and water remain the key constraints to growth in horticultural production, HortNZ has told the Productivity Commission.
Silver Fern Farms (SFF) chairman Rob Hewett has dismissed claims that the newly merged meat company is about to start a bidding war for new season lambs.
The New Zealand dollar will be the big worry for beef and lamb prices in the next year, says ANZCO chairman Sir Graeme Harrison.
Rural services co-operative Farmlands has posted a $9 million loss for the 2016 year.
You wonder how the marketing people in the motor industry come up with new model names.
An assessment tool known as the Carbon Navigator is used to assess each beef and dairy farm under Ireland's sustainability scheme Origin Green.
Origin Green, a scheme that verifies the sustainability of Ireland’s food and drink production, now has 100% of the country’s dairy farmers and 90% of beef farmers signed up to its extensive auditing.
Farmers in Waikato will be testing a proposed plan to improve water quality in the region.
Many tractor manufacturers are talking about autonomous operation, most going about it by modifying existing products.
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Getting the best bang for buck out of fertiliser – while protecting economic and environmental bottom lines – is a key balancing act for farmers.
Reducing ewe mortality rates on farm by 2% could result in at least $28 million a year savings to the industry, says Kate Griffiths, at the Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University.
Australia's richest woman could soon own the country’s largest private agricultural business.
A saliva test successfully used for selecting sheep with enhanced protective immunity to internal parasites is now available for deer breeders.
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OPINION: Labour leader Chris 'Chippy' Hipkins is carrying on the world-class gaslighting of the nation that he and his cohorts…
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