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OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
Beef exports are up 46%($61 million) in August 2015 compared with August 2014, says Statistics New Zealand.
AgResearch plans to reduce scientist and technical roles in lower-demand areas.
John Dawson, CEO of NZWSI, reports that the South Island sale this week saw a strong market with steady support.
John Dawson, CEO of NZWSI, reports that the South Island sale this week saw a strong market with steady support.
The 2015 NZBIO Conference Awards has announced their winners.
A course teaching farmers the basics of computing has attracted investment from the red meat sector.
A research project is being launched to examine consumers' appetite for healthier, more nutritious New Zealand lamb and new lamb-based products.
West Otago farmers Richard and Kerry France waited close to eight years to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA), finally giving it a go last year.
A Lincoln University PhD student has carried out a study that uses computer modelling to understand more about how plants respond to drought.
Zespri will host their inaugural Kiwifruit Innovation Symposium on 29 October in Mt Maunganui.
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Beef + Lamb New Zealand is looking for a new chief executive.
Fonterra is urging its farmers to streamline the use of palm kernel expeller (PKE) on farm.
A firming NZ dollar and more reserved overseas buying combined to lower most prices at this week’s wool auction, says NZWSI.
The results of a recent Beef + Lamb NZ vote on the sheepmeat and beef levies have given the organisation a strong mandate to continue its work for the next six year cycle.
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