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Zespri's total sales revenue for the 2015/16 season grew to hit a record high of $1.9 billion, up 22% from the previous season.
A committee made up of river iwi governors and Waikato regional councillors has agreed to recommend a proposed plan change for the Waikato and Waipa rivers to the regional council for consideration.
The Ballance scholarship programme is opening the door to our country's best and brightest, offering a financial boost to students who want to help shape the future of one of our most important and profitable sectors.
The proposed multi-million dollar Hunter Downs Water (HDW) irrigation scheme aims to provide certainty for South Canterbury farmers and for generations to come.
The dairy sheep industry in New Zealand will be "turbo-charged" by a new $31.39 million Primary Growth Partnership (PGP), the Primary Industries Minister, Nathan Guy, claims.
Landcorp has worked hard to develop its strategy but for two-three years will remain exposed to commodity movements, says chief executive Steven Carden.
September-November 2016 temperatures have a 50% chance of being above average in the north of the South Island and very likely (60-70% chance) to be above average in the remaining regions of the country, says NIWA.
While police are investigating the theft of 500 cows from an Ashburton farm, another nearby farmer says it is the third known theft of cows this year in a 50km radius of that farm.
A controversial land swap deal which would have advanced the Ruataniwha dam scheme may now not go ahead.
Lincoln University could sell or lease some of its farms and shed more staff as it struggles to correct a funding shortfall.
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Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith’s voice of reason is the common sense approach New Zealand needs when it comes to genetically modified organisms, says Federated Farmers’ president Dr William Rolleston.
In a “light” and “accessible” legal seminar, University of Canterbury Professor of Law Philip Joseph will explore the giant leap into the unknown that the vote for Brexit has triggered.
With the impending release of the ‘Healthy River’s Plan for Change’, Owl Farm’s next Farm Focus Day on Wednesday, September 14 will include a session on changing environmental legalisation.
Drought has cost Northland dearly in recent years, but a new study shows more than 90,000ha of it could potentially be irrigated offering greater protection from dry weather and contributing millions to the local economy.
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