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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…
UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Earth Sciences student Emma Bagley has won a C. Alma Baker Postgraduate Scholarship for her agriculture-focused masters research project.
KIWIFRUIT GROWERS have taken another step on recovery pathway from the vine-killing disease Psa, with gold kiwifruit volumes forecast to rise in 2014 after two years of decline, Zespri's chief executive Lain Jager says.
CLIMATE CHANGE will bring flooding, wildfire and coastal damage to New Zealand – but also increased spring pasture growth in cooler regions, says a new international report.
The ongoing strains of the drought conditions in the Waikato and South Auckland are biting deeper, a teleconference yesterday of farmer representatives and officials has heard.
Shareholders of Opotiki Packing and Cool storage (OPAC) yesterday voted resoundingly to buy out Seeka's 19.91% shareholding in the company at a cost of just over $3.2 million.
The fourth funding round of Waikato River clean-up projects will open in July.
A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchard has posted a top orchard gate return based on its production of Hayward green in the 2013 season.
Farmers and businesses in the Hawkes Bay need to act quickly to fill the investment gap opportunity left by TrustPower's exit from the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme.
MAKING more value added products will provide greater confidence to farmers, according to Federated Farmers vice president Dr William Rolleston.
Rural councils in Canterbury are launching a new speed campaign. The theme of the campaign is 'Country roads are not motorways' and it encourages people to slow down on rural roads.
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FARMERS in parts of Northland and the Waikato might want to start locking down any supplements they need to bring in off the farm before it gets used up in the rush say farmer advocates.
ONION growers believe successful research and innovation is core to becoming a world-class industry and lifting profitability.
Synlait Milk has posted a $12.1 million net profit after tax for the first six months to January 31 this year. The result is an increase of $5.3 million on the result for the same period in 2013.
Rural News reporter, Peter Burke has been awarded life membership of the Science Communicators Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) at its annual conference in Palmerston North this week.
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