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Primary Industries Minister, Nathan Guy has approved the application for NZ KiwiBerry Growers Inc (NZKBG) to join the GIA partnership.
The primary sector is one step closer to accessing new agricultural products due to government's support for increasing timeframes around data protection, says Agcarm.
St Paul's Collegiate students received the Young Innovator of the Year Award, presented by Fieldays chief executive Peter Nation, for Crankholder – a trailer attachment that makes drilling post holes safer and more cost efficient.
Arguably the mood at the National Fieldays is a tangible barometer for farmer confidence. When the dairy pay-out was high, farmers had cheque books at the ready, but this year with the pay-out down, there was much speculation as to just how farmers would react.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says the outlook for New Zealand primary industries is positive.
Federated Farmers welcomes the launch of Local Government New Zealand's Excellence Programme.
The latest KPMG Agribusiness Agenda confirms Federated Farmers thinking that the primary sector needs to do more to meet the changing needs of consumers and the wider public.
A big crowd of 28,058 turned up to the first day of the NZ National Agricultural Fieldays' 48th year yesterday.
Finance Minister Bill English says it turns out that the country is not as dependent on the dairy industry as we thought.
PGG Wrightson has raised its full year forecast despite challenging conditions in some sectors.
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The 2016 National Fieldays is underway with organisers hoping to bring town and country together in the advancement of agriculture.
Food prices fell 0.5% in May 2016, following a 0.3% rise in April, Statistics New Zealand says.
Reducing the geographic gap between New Zealand and export markets is possible through greater collaboration amongst primary business and logistics partners.
Silver Fern Farms plans to upgrade its coldstore facilities at its Pareora site, in South Canterbury, and close its leased Canterbury Coldstore.
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