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OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
Soil & Health and BioGro have joined forces to promote "clean, green organic solutions" for food production.
The red meat sector welcomes the announcement today that all steps are now completed to enable the Korea-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement to enter into force before the year end.
Zespri's December forecast shows steady per-hectare returns for all categories as fruit volumes rise strongly.
FSL Foods is voluntarily recalling other Fruzio products to provide extra assurance to its customers.
Farmers on the East Coast of the South Island are looking to move their stock to greener pastures as the hot and dry weather conditions continue to intensify.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council's investment company Quayside Holdings, and Te Tumu Paeroa, the office of the Maori Trustee, are set to each take a 10.1% equity stake in Opotiki Packing and Coolstorage Ltd.
Synlait founder and former Purata chief executive Juliet Maclean have teamed up with two former colleagues to create NZ's first technology-based health and safety system for farmers.
The water quality target of the West Coast's Lake Brunner has been achieved five years ahead of schedule, says Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith.
The importance of strong country of origin labelling reform has been highlighted by a recent international health scare, with four cases of hepatitis A being linked to frozen berries.
With the silly, busy season about to happen – and with margins tighter than ever – it might be worth considering a few salient points to save fuel in the trusty farm tractor.
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Irish grassland heavyweight McHale has given visitors to the recent Irish Ploughing Match a preview of new products.
With the biennial Agritechnica show in Germany just finished, a number of manufacturers launched new products.
Farmstrong is a fresh initiative to promote the wellbeing of all farmers and growers in New Zealand.
A North Otago red meat producer and a Marlborough green-lipped mussel grower have both won Lincoln University Foundation's South Island Farmer of the Year competition.
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