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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
A NEW 'hands on' initiative, which brings the classroom into the orchard, is helping combat the labour shortage in the horticulture industry.
MINI POSSUM burgers will be the latest tasty treats designed to entice visitors to the Northland Regional Council's marquee at the upcoming Northland Field Days in Dargaville.
INVESTIGATIONS INTO how a single fruit fly arrived in Whangarei must continue after the local port ruled out being the source, Labour's Primary Industries spokesman Damien O'Connor says.
A HAWKE'S Bay farmer is lucky to be alive, unaware his truck made contact with live lines while preparing to tip a load of soil on his rural property.
THE MINISTRY for Primary Industries has lifted its controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Whangarei after no further Queensland fruit fly were found in the areas.
THE FIRST OF seven Grand Finalists will be determined next weekend, Saturday, February 15 as Tasman starts the 2014 Regional Finals for the ANZ Young Farmer Contest in Murchison.
SOCIAL MEDIA often get a bad rap in the news, with Facebook bullying, suspicious Snapchats and trivial Twitter tweets. But is it all that bad? Should you disconnect your phone and ban it from your workplace or home?
A WARNING on heavy reliance on the one market of China has been sounded by Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.
WHEN FARMERS raced Michelin four-star chefs to create the best barbecue lamb dish, the results were mouthwatering.
THE DAIRY industry’s contribution to sustainability shouldn’t be confined within the farmgate, says Hauraki Plains farmer Conall Buchanan.
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INDEPENDENT DAIRY processor Synlait may fall short of its forecast target of infant formula sales due to regulatory disruptions in the Chinese market.
ONE CHILD a year on average is killed outside a school gate.
PASTURE COVERS are falling in Northland and the message for farmers is simple: avoid over-grazing and maintain cow body condition.
WOOL WAS on a downward spiral four or five years ago but that has been reversed, says a visiting UK head of two major wool organisations, Peter Ackroyd.
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