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As Australian politicians haggle over endorsing a free trade agreement with China, farmers are warning that failure to ratify the deal will cost them up to A$18 billion over 10 years.
A Chinese corporation has made $73 million sales within 12 months of launching its New Zealand infant formula.
NZLocums, A recruitment division of the NZ Rural General Practice Network, has placed its first nurse practitioner in a permanent role in a New Zealand rural general practice.
The new welfare code is likely to bring consolidation in the egg industry, according to the Poultry Industry Association of NZ.
Agricultural contractors around the country will soon be able to bring in overseas workers far easier than in the past following a deal between its national body and Immigration NZ.
It's too early to write off China, says Hayden Dillon, head of corporate agribusiness for Crowe Horwath.
The board of the kiwifruit industry regulator Kiwifruit New Zealand (KNZ) has a new chair, Kristy McDonald QC.
Businesses in rural areas are feeling the effects of a marked slowdown in the agricultural sector, according the latest MYOB Business Monitor.
A cold winter and wet, windy spring has seen a resurgence of Psa in kiwifruit vines in all affected areas.
Small Waikato milk processor Tatua's payout has again left other dairy co-ops trailing behind.
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Lobby group Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) says Silver Fern Farms shareholders must carefully scrutinise the proposed joint venture with Shanghai Maling.
Any opportunity to cooperate with Silver Farm Farms should continue to be pursued, says Alliance shareholder Jeff Grant.
Most of the major banks are predicting a drop between 4% and 8% – much higher than Fonterra's current forecast of a 2-3% fall.
Agriculture product sales growth in US, China and South America enabled Skellerup to increase its agri division earnings despite the slightly softer New Zealand market, says chair Sir Selwyn Cushing.
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