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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…
THE CHIEF executive of the Foundation for Arable Research, FAR, says to date the drop in the price of milksolids isn’t affecting arable farmers.
The amount of desk based work in farming has risen considerably in the last few decades as farmers increasingly rely on computers for managing information, according pastoral farming software provider Farmax.
A short week may have been the culprit for a smaller yarding and fewer buyers on the bench at Frankton this week.
The spring lamb market really kicked off today in the heat and wind provided by Hawkes Bay.
The US market continues its run of volatility this week as 90CL gains pace again, but 95CL continues to ease.
A Police investigation that spanned several months has led to the recovery of a tractor worth over $120,000.
Silver Fern Farms chairman Rob Hewett says the company is on track to deliver a significantly improved profit for the 2014 year, following a strategic review of the business and a focus on debt reduction.
After eight years in the role, Silver Fern Farms chief executive Keith Cooper is stepping down.
RURAL CONTRACTORS New Zealand has endorsed the warnings made recently by Waikato Regional Council that agrichemical contractors operating without certification are breaching regulations.
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BEEF + LAMB Genetics (BLG) needs to act now to prevent the collapse of New Zealand’s science capability in livestock breeding, say farmers and a former director of AgResearch’s Invermay campus.
IF YOU haven’t already heard of CostCo, chances are you soon will. Two representatives of the giant US wholesale-style retailer visited New Zealand earlier this month looking to forge closer links with beef suppliers.
WORKSAFE NEW Zealand says it thinks farmers are getting the message about quad safety despite a recent spike in quad crash deaths.
COW NUMBERS in the US are at their lowest for 63 years, contributing to a boom in beef export volumes and prices, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burrt.
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