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OPINION: The good fight against "banking wokery" continues with a draft bill to scrap the red tape forcing banks and…
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright has released the update to her 2012 report, Water quality in New Zealand: Understanding the Science.
Federated Farmers and the Rural Support Trust are extending the call for volunteers to assist Canterbury High Country farms with snow-raking.
Eight competitors from the Young Horticulturist of the Year met recently for a Young Leaders' Forum.
Andrew Fenton, the president and chair of Horticulture New Zealand since it was established in 2005, will not seek reappointment as president following HortNZ's annual general meeting in late July.
Zespri will allocate 1130ha of licences for the more Psa-tolerant gold kiwifruit cultivar Gold3 to its growers in 2013, as the next step in the Psa recovery pathway – 288ha more than planned.
Silver Fern Farms has appointed Jane Taylor of Queenstown to the role of independent director, following the retirement of Richard Somerville, who was appointed to the board in 2004.
Ross Hyland, an influential figure in both agribusiness and the commercial sector, has become Meat Industry Excellence's (MIE) first key appointment.
Gross domestic product (GDP) rose just 0.3% in the March 2013 quarter with effects of the drought kicking in.
Import requirements will be strengthened after a small part of an animal limb was recently discovered in a shipment.
Increased exports of dairy products, together with the rising spending by overseas visitors, saw New Zealand's seasonally adjusted current account deficit fall $0.3 billion in the March 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand says.
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There was no faulting the prime cattle market at Rangiuru yesterday. With the cull cow market winding down, an increase in demand for prime steers, heifers and bulls saw some of the highest per kg prices recorded nationwide at Rangiuru today.
For once it was not all about the cows at Temuka on Monday, with almost as many steers as there were cows.
iFarm has adjusted their lamb price outlook upwards again this month with expectations for short supplies globally and signs of improving demand.
Farmgate prices for cattle have continued to head higher over the last two weeks in both islands. This lift was driven by local procurement issues rather than market forces as US imported beef prices continue to drop.
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