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OPINION: Your old mate's ear has been chewed off recently by farmers voicing their displeasure with the National Party, particularly…
IRISH BEEF farmers are angry about a massive cattle price gap with the UK. Thousands of Irish farmers last week blocked abattoirs for 24 hours – the first such action in 15 years – protesting that they are not seeing the benefit of higher prices paid by UK markets for their produce: there’s a gap of $560 between prices in the UK and Ireland.
RURAL CONTRACTORS New Zealand (RCNZ) says it endorses recent warnings by Waikato Regional Council (WRC) that agrichemical contractors operating without certification are breaching regulations.
BEEF + LAMB New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia and Mexico for sheepmeat cooperation.
Lincoln University and Massey University have appointed Mark Williamson as chief executive officer of their joint venture, Agri One.
WE ALL know China makes some crap. But we also know China makes quality items – Apple i-Phones, supertankers, Red Bands and Swandris, to name a few. The trick is knowing which is which.
FOR ALL the talk about feed efficiency in the sheep industry it’s actually a trait with little science to support it when it comes to grazing animals, a review of the international literature by AgResearch has found.
TWO SEASONS into an investigation of the impact of tailing or docking lambs has prompted further analysis to see if longer tails could increase processing revenue by generating extra product for rendering or sale, says Alliance Group.
THE SHEEP industry’s newest genetics body is revamping the sector’s selection systems to emulate the scale and power of those used in the dairy industry.
FACED WITH a dry seedbed in late spring, what are you going to sow?
MICHELLE WILSON handed over the reins of the Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) board to former Dairy Woman of the Year and BEL Group head Justine Kidd at the annual meeting last month.
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FOR MOST of us the supermarket aisle is a hunting ground for bargains but for entrepreneur Peter Cullinane it has spawned winning ideas.
WOOLS OF NZ is on track for a maiden profit this year, says chief executive Ross Townshend.
AGRICULTURE OFFERS many more career opportunities than just farming. That’s the message from 2014 Young Farmer of the Year, David Kidd, the guest speaker at the recent Massey Agricultural Awards dinner.
MASSEY UNIVERSITY’S top agriculture student is determined to make a career in the dairy industry.
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