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The primary sector has been chided by the Prime Minister’s chief science advisor for its failure to invest in R&D.
The bad news continues for dairy farmers with the GDT price index seeing yet another drop at the latest dairy auction.
The horticulture industry has an obligation to involve New Zealanders because they are the seedbed for workers for the industry, Jerf van Beek told a HortNZ conference session.
Horticulture needs to get rid of its image as being all “mud and gumboots,” says Sue Pickering, senior business manager, HortNZ.
South Auckland unemployed people have been bused to Hawkes Bay to work in orchards as part of a pilot RSE (recognised seasonal employer) scheme for New Zealanders.
The solution to the problem of rising world population is ‘agritecture’, says Julian Cribb – meaning essentially ‘architects becoming aware of agriculture’.
An international agricultural journalist and science writer believes horticulture will, long term, gradually replace dairying as NZ’s leading farming and food production industry.
A Massey University scientist says it’s important any debate on GE is conducted on the knowledge that now exists about the contentious subject.
Longtime Elders New Zealand managing director Stu Chapman will later this month leave the business he started.
Horticulture New Zealand presented its inaugural President’s Award to lifelong kiwifruit industry supporter and grower Ian Greaves last week.
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An economist who heads the ‘think tank’ New Zealand Initiative says despite dairy price problems the country’s economy is doing remarkably well.
BEEF + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons is confident farmers will vote to keep paying the levy that funds the organisation.
BLNZ launched its referendum this week in Wellington; voting will continue to mid-September.
Meat exporters are being urged to maintain a diversified portfolio of overseas trading partners.
One dairy industry stalwart has had enough and is switching to beef farming.
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