Are they serious?
OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
WHILE SOME deer farmers are questioning the species’ place in light of recent returns, others are still investing in the sector, as visitors to the Deer Industry Conference field day at Mt Hutt Station last month found out.
AN INAUGURAL Technology Expo run as part of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Central Otago ‘Farming For Profit’ programme has been hailed a success by organisers.
FASTER, MORE accurate faecal egg-counts are the promise of a Dunedin-based firm that believes it has made a world-first breakthrough in worm burden diagnosis.
THE US Government has ordered mandatory reporting of a number of devastating pig viruses sweeping the country.
A NOVEL pasture meter jointly developed by English and Irish entrepreneurs was unveiled on the Enterprise Ireland stand at Fieldays.
A SOFT plastic milking liner and tubing system on show at Fieldays helps cut the risk of bacteria and minimises cell counts in milk, says the developer, DairyFlo, Hawkes Bay.
A STANDALONE calf shed is enabling a North Waikato drystock farmer expand his weaner calf rearing operation.
ELDERS Rural Services NZ is now 100% New Zealand owned and controlled – following its purchase by Ashburton-based agribusiness company the Carr Group.
AFTER TWO and a half years of "industry turmoil", Blue Sky Meats is back in the black, and its chairman Graham Cooney predicts its result is a bell-weather for the sector.
PGG WRIGHTSON (PGW) is forecasting before tax earnings in the $56- $58 million range, slightly up on the guidance range indicated in February.
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THE GOVERNMENT is supporting a major initiative to increase deer farm profitability.
ALL HAWKE'S BAY residents and businesses are being asked to drive their vehicle, whether it is a truck, tractor or excavator, in support of the Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Waipukurau tomorrow.
A YOUNG fruit grower from Whangarei secured first place at the Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower 2014 competition on Wednesday, June 18.
ANTICIPATION IS building as the on-farm judging round for the National Winner title in the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards is completed.
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