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Forty years of genetic progress and a large recorded breeding database gives the Wairarapa Romney Improvement Group (WRIG) an edge, the group claims.
Making the switch from dairying to bull farming several years ago was not the shift all Bruce Kinloch's neighbours would have considered, says Rumensin supplier Elanco.
Federated Farmers is welcoming the arrest of a dual Filipino/New Zealand national on suspicion of facilitating fraud.
Roger Tweeds runs 2300 Romney ewes and 200 hoggets on his 300ha farm near Lawrence, Central Otago.
Southdown breeder Chris Medlicott says farmers too often focus on the price per lamb instead of the return on kilograms of dry matter eaten.
John McFadzean has farmed in Wairarapa all his life and is a staunch supporter of the Southdown as a terminal sire.
Six months out from the inaugural East Coast Farming with Technology Expo (ECFwT), the organiser has launched the event's website and begun registering exhibitors.
Will wetlands become the new weapon enabling farmers to combat nutrient losses onfarm?
Two long-serving IrrigationNZ board members will stand down at next month's IrrigationNZ AGM.
Diplomatic representatives speaking yesterday in Auckland believe there is a strong chance of global agreement in the upcoming climate negotiations in Paris in December.
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The future for irrigating farmers in Otago will come under the spotlight at IrrigationNZ's first-ever AGM in the region next month.
Deer Industry New Zealand says the northern summer trial promotion of Cervena venison in the Netherlands went down well with chefs and their customers.
The Ministry for Primary Industries have published a brochure to help farmers prepare for what could be a drier summer.
Hawke's Bay's apple orchards are experiencing some of the best blossoms on record setting New Zealand up for a bumper apple crop.
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