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FONTERRA IS ruling out clawing back money from its farmer suppliers despite some being paid more than the latest revised forecast payout.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has congratulated a group of Whangarei school students for their work promoting the primary sector to their peers.
The new Subaru Outback, hailed by the manufacturer as "the original crossover sport utility vehicle (SUV)", has been launched in Queenstown.
THE DAIRY industry is making good progress on protecting waterways on farm, according to a review.
FORMER FEDERATED Farmers president Bruce Wills has been appointed to the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust's board of directors.
TOTAL AGRICULTURAL export earnings for 2014-15 will be down 9.5%, warns the Ministry of Primary Industries.
THE IRRIGATION sector is pushing for greater public awareness around the importance of water storage and usage.
FONTERRA HAS reduced its 2014-15 forecast payout to $4.70/kgMS.
THE FINAL report from the independent inquiry into Fonterra's false botulism scare has found shortcomings in the co-op's traceability system and crisis management.
GOOD GRASS growth, high production and a record payout will see many of New Zealand's dairy farmers look back on the 2013-14 season as one of the best in history – and now the statistics prove it.
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WORK IS well underway to plan the dairy industry's largest event targeted for the specific needs of women in the business of dairying – the Dairy Womens Network annual conference.
New Zealand’s bee industry has appointed a consulting firm to advise the industry on how best to unify under one representative body.
Lincoln University says that while there are some encouraging signs of changing perceptions concerning primary sector qualifications and careers, a recent Ministry of Education report suggests there is still a long way to go.
Agrecovery is reminding farmers of its free waste collection sites where plastics and other farm waste can be disposed as an alternative to burning or dumping.
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