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OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
The line up of speakers for this month's 'The Future of Heartland Forum' near Cheviot in North Canterbury is making the event a must for the primary sector.
Fieldays have confirmed fashion designer Robyn Brooks and renowned sculptor Adrian Worsley as judges for Ag Art Wear 2015.
The winners of the 2015 Southland-Otago Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year award say they strive to be the best.
Complex and rapidly changing patterns in global food consumption, manufacturing, and retailing are creating a completely new range of problems in food safety, says a senior Lincoln University lecturer.
The Waikato Regional Council is urging farmers help stop the spread of dangerous weeds in the Waikato region.
The kiwifruit season is promising strong growth with volumes back to pre-Psa levels this season, Zespri's chief executive Lain Jager says.
Snapshot of the wool markets for March 2015
Snapshot of the lamb markets for March 2015
Snapshot of the beef markets for March 2015
Snapshot of the markets for March 2015
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A Mackenzie Country farming couple were the big winners at last week’s 2015 Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA), taking home the supreme winner and four other awards.
The three finalists for the 2015 Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Maori sheep and beef farms were announced at a function in parliament by the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy.
Most types of wool eased this week because of the strengthening NZ dollar and completed shipping requirements, says NZ Wool Services International Ltd’s marketing executive, Paul Steel.
The fifth ANZ Young Farmer Contest Grand Finalist will be determined this weekend at the Taranaki/Manawatu Regional Final held in Palmerston North.
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