Stop the rot!
OPINION: Bayer Crop Science closing its Hastings research site could be the tip of the iceberg.
Recently there has been a lot of negative news and comment about economic conditions in China – the slowing growth, a volatile stock market and the decrease in dairy imports.
Well, it was supposed to be a dry summer, but all it has done here in Northland is rain!
Events are often moved indoors because of rain, but seldom are they moved outdoors because of it.
Rural News asked the country's second biggest meat processor and exporter – Alliance Group – about the current woes in the red meat sector.
Beef + Lamb NZ remains confident about the future of the NZ sheep farming sector, but admits there is good reason for current negativity.
Red meat farmers say their current onfarm returns are not sustainable.
Ian Proudfoot, head of agribusiness at KPMG, gives his predictions for 2016.
Building a 'drought toolbox' was one of the many ways the North Canterbury Veterinary Clinics (NCVC) are helping farmers cope with nearly two years of drought.
This nationwide New Zealand Ewe Hogget Competition is now in its 20th year and entries are welcomed.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand has appointed Sam McIvor as its new chief executive officer.
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Exploring how agricultural biotechnologies can benefit small-holder farmers particularly in developing countries will be the subject of an international symposium next month.
It's been a busy time for MPI and AsureQuality staff since they swung into action following the find of a single male Tau fly on Thursday afternoon.
Nothing in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will prevent the Crown from meetings its obligations to Maori, says Trade Minister Todd McClay.
A single Tau fly has been found in surveillance traps in South Auckland and is under investigation by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
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