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New funding from the Government to help rural communities deal with an acute mental health situation is welcome, says Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa NZ (RHANZ) chairperson Dr Jo Scott-Jones.
Harry Matthews knows the area well, a key to his being hired to liaise with farmers.
When Lyn Neeson, who farms near Taumaranui, saw the Whanganui and Ohura rivers rise rapidly in June, she figured this spelled trouble for farmers downstream and she was right.
It is three months since devastating floods hit the lower North Island. While the mess is gone from Whanganui city, and normal life has resumed, in the country it’s a far different story, writes Peter Burke.
Fonterra's $231 million upgrade of its processing plant at Pahiatua has used new technology to reduce the amount of water consumed, while trebling production.
Weather in the coming months will determine the size of the drop in milk production, says Federated Farmers Dairy president Andrew Hoggard.
Despite Taratahi Agricultural Training having 67 of its tutors enrolled as students in one of its programmes, this is viewed as not ‘uncommon’ by its current head.
The strength of the kiwifruit industry was a key factor behind MyFarm’s second kiwifruit venture, a proposed $9 million orchard development in the Franklin district, just south of Auckland.
Dairy farmers are welcoming the latest cut in the official cash rate.
The 2015 sheep and beef levy referendum has ended showing apathetic voter turnout – around the same number as last voted six years ago.
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It's important to have at least one cooperative in the meat industry, says a senior lecturer in agribusiness management at Lincoln University.
New Zealand is rapidly closing on filling its beef quota to the US for the first time since 2004.
Sheep farmers busy with tailing/docking of lambs are being urged to take extra care of their backs.
Beef + Lamb NZ has released its New Season Outlook 2015-16, which predicts a lift in before-tax profits for the average New Zealand sheep and beef farm.
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