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OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
TAXPAYERS WITH fluctuating income can now avert the risk of incurring hefty IRD late payment penalties and use of money interest (UOMI) in the event they have a better-than-expected financial year, says Tax Management NZ.
STATE-OWNED FARMER Landcorp is setting out to model onfarm safety with a wide range of measures to safeguard staff.
DROUGHT AFFECTED Australian farmers are being offered another A$100 million by the Federal Government but the farmers want a long-term drought policy.
THE KIWIFRUIT Claim is waiting to see if the High Court will set a deadline for growers to sign up to become plaintiffs, says media spokesperson Matthew Hooton.
FARMERS WILL need to use different NAIT tags from the middle of next year, says NAIT.
THE MEAT industry has taken a small step in rationalisation with Blue Sky Meats buying a Gore beef and venison exporter.
B+L CHAIRMAN James Parsons will be throwing his hat in the ring again for the northern North Island farmer director position which he holds now and for the chairmanship.
SHEEP AND BEEF farmers should ride the wave of the upward cycle in commodity trade by ensuring they reinvest and build more buffer into their businesses, says Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.
FOUNDATION FOR Arable Research chief executive Nick Pyke says over 600 people attended the organisation’s flagship biennial event Crops 2014 – more than any previous FAR industry event.
RURAL WOMEN will invest the $18 million proceeds from the sale of Access HomeHealth Ltd, says president Wendy McGowan.
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A HIGHLY experienced Filipino dairy farm manager says many New Zealand farmers and managers don’t have the people, management and leadership skills to be good employers.
CHINA and Russia are the biggest factors in the global dairy price crash of the last four months, says Rabobank New Zealand and Asia director of dairy research, Hayley Moynihan.
THE COMMERCE Commission is negotiating with Westpac and ASB after having reached a $19 million settlement with ANZ over the marketing of interest rate swaps.
THE IMPACT of the massive drought two years ago is still affecting sheep numbers, with only a modest increase this season.
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