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James Parsons wants to stop the infighting

Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons has warned against infighting and division becoming a characteristic of the sector.

Farmers riding hard for farmers

Rural News caught up with the peloton on the most ambitious part of the cycle tour – Molesworth Station.

It's hot, it's dry and these farmers are sucking in lungfuls of dust from every passing vehicle, but they don't care, they're on a mission for all farmers.

That's a handy wrap

Separating plastic waste from net wrap is not the nicest task on a cold wet morning.

Wrapped round bales make life easier during feeding out, but they present the problem of plastic waste needing to be separated from net wrap.

NZ ploughing champs all set to go

World Ploughing Association chair Colin Millar.

Arrangements for the this year's 61st New Zealand Ploughing Championships are in place for the finals.

NZ sheep milk research envied

John Ryrie says people need to have realistic expectations about sheep milking.

A world expert on the sheep milking industry says UK farmers would be envious of the level of research being done in New Zealand into sheep milking.

Sheep and beef farmers reject MIE

Despite the current low ebb in the sheep sector, farmers overwhelmingly did not support lobby group’s MIE remits at the BLNZ annual meeting.

MIE has overwhelmingly lost its bid for more funding from Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ), with 75% of farmers voting against the proposal.

Councils work together in velvetleaf search

Left: Velvetleaf plant in fodder beet crop. Right: Velvetleaf plants grow from 1m to 2.5m tall. Image: MPI.

Staff from all of Southland's councils are out walking in fodder beet crops this week in the search for the pest plant velvetleaf.

Organic market surges but gaps in supply

Consumer demand is driving a surge in New Zealand's domestic organic market.

More milk poured into higher value products

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings.

Fonterra has shifted one billion litres of milk into its high returning consumer and foods business over the past 18 months, chief executive Theo Spierings claims.