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OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
LABOUR'S TRADE AND Defence spokesperson, Phil Goff, held discussions with US TPP chief negotiator, Barbara Weisel, during a week-long visit to the United States.
DUNEDIN-BASED agricultural GPS business TracMap has extended its market further into Australia, signing a major new supply agreement with Kagome Foods, the country's largest tomato grower.
ALMOST ALL wool types increased in value this week at the combined wool auction, Wool Services International reports.
BILL GATES will call on participants to help create another agricultural revolution in our lifetime to support a world where most of the poorest are farmers.
IT'S IMPORTANT that Fonterra's recall of a batch of cream is not blown out of proportion, says New Zealand Food & Grocery Council CEO Katherine Rich.
THE VALUE of New Zealand's forestry-product exports has more than doubled in the last 20 years, Statistics New Zealand says.
FONTERRA IS recalling 8700 bottles of fresh cream from around the North Island because they may be contaminated with the bacterium E.coli.
A WELL-RESPECTED Tararua sheep and beef unit sold in late December for $6.75 million, setting a new benchmark for farms of similar scale and quality, says the property's selling agent.
TWO NEW FARMER directors will join the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Board after the annual meeting in Feilding on March 14.
THE 12,500 BALES of North Island wool on offer this week generally lifted to come into line with South Island levels. There was a 93% clearance rate, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson, says.
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WITH THE SCHOOL year looming, and a new batch of young people considering their future career options, Rural Contractors New Zealand (RCNZ) says the agricultural sector offers many exciting job opportunities.
THE RABOBANK GLOBAL cattle price index has risen by 6% since June, driven by lower-than-expected beef supply in the main exporting countries and strong Asian demand.
A MINISTRY for Primary Industry report released today says veterinary and horticultural antibiotic use appears to be dropping.
SUPPLIERS TO Hawkes Bay-based Lean Meats' Atkins Ranch Producer Group are set to get a $3.89 per lamb Christmas present in the last week of December.
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