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Farms from the Far North and the East Coast have made the Ahuwhenua finals.
Finalist for the Ahuwhenua Trophy were announced at a function at Parliament recently, hosted by the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.
Fonterra tankers are wearing the Anzac poppy with pride this month to commemorate the centenary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli.
The 2014 NZPork annual report has highlighted the importance of the New Zealand consumer to the future of its business, says chairman Ian Carter.
An event aimed at advising famers and landowners on how best to manage their property in an environmentally sustainable way, starts this month.
For the second time in two seasons, Owen St George’s kiwifruit orchard has posted a top orchard gate return (OGR) for its green variety with post-harvest company DMS.
I agree with Dr Reisinger (Rural News, March 7, p19) that we need to improve agricultural productivity and reduce food wastage if we are to successfully feed a growing global population.
Farmers are doing well at collecting data, but must now look at how to manage that data and use it to make better on-farm decisions, says dairy farmer and agricultural data expert Hayden Lawrence.
Two key suppliers to the beekeeping industry have merged.
Kingi Smiler, chairman of the Maori dairy company Miraka, which won the inaugural Maori Excellence in Export award He kai kei aku ringa, is proud of what his company has achieved in such a short time.
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Fonterra's half-year results make unhappy reading to its 10,500 farmers, many struggling with drought and a precariously low payout.
Your old mate has been around a few years and has seen and heard a few recommendations for reforms of the meat sector.
Many readers of this fine organ have written to us over the years to say what a useless waste of space the Hound is.
Your old mate shook his head in disbelief on hearing an Ashburton farmer was fined $10,000 for removing matagouri bushes without council permission.
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