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OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
SITUATIONS VACANT at the top of both big meat processing cooperatives presents a “huge opportunity” to advance industry reform, claims the Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) group.
Farmers won't be the only ones impacted by Ravensdown's Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) programme, focused on transforming hill country farms through the precision application of fertiliser.
Pineapple-flavoured milk and cream are two of the products being churned out by Fonterra's new $120 million UHT milk processing site at Waitoa in the Waikato.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is part of a trade delegation visiting India next week.
From November 1, Farmlands' 58,000 shareholders will be able to choose between rewards points or Airpoints Dollars for their purchases.
Federated Farmers and Irrigation NZ hope to build interest in the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme with their free event next Tuesday.
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.
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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.
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