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The World Ploughing Championships have just concluded in Denmark and New Zealand entrants acquitted themselves well.
A lot of work goes into preparing to spend five minutes signing a piece of paper to set up a Government Industry Agreement (GIA) for Biosecurity, says Onions NZ chief executive Michael Ahern.
Former DairyNZ chairman John Luxton is not hanging up his gumboots yet.
The New Zealand Merino Company's (NZM) strong performance this year showed that its approach of value creation, as opposed to volume play, was a winning one, says NZM chief executive John Brakenridge.
The effects of an El Nino this summer – if it hits – will not necessarily be the same as during the last one in the late 1990s because of changes to farming practices, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.
The dairy industry contributed 37% of the total value of New Zealand's primary exports in 2014-15, according to DairyNZ.
Where the Trans Pacific Partnership goes from here will be very interesting, says Onions NZ chief executive Michael Ahern.
Where the Trans Pacific Partnership goes from here will be very interesting, says Onions NZ chief executive Michael Ahern.
Outgoing DairyNZ chairman John Luxton believes heavily regulated dairy markets will open up in the coming years.
The Federation of Maori Authorities (FoMA) has come out in strong support of the new Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
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David Anderson spoke with New Zealand's special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen and others about what TPP will mean for the NZ agri sector....
New zealand beef export returns reached a record high, exceeding lamb and mutton returns for the first time in 20 years in the season ending September 30, analysis by Beef + Lamb New Zealand's economic service shows.
Drought response committee members are preparing to mobilise again in North Canterbury.
Contrary to popular belief it's United States investors, not Chinese, who were the biggest buyers of our dairy land during 2013-2014.
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