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Murray Taggart has been appointed the new chairman of meat processor, Alliance Group Ltd.
Fonterra is being tipped to raise its forecast payout for the 2013-14 season.
An MPI report has confirmed that the 2013 drought was the worst in nearly 70 years.
An innovation programme that will pave the way for generating more value from forestry waste by converting it to liquid biofuels is to receive government funding through the Primary Growth Partnership (PGP).
Rural schools around the country have been able to boost resources thanks to the help of farmers and fertiliser company, Hatuma Dicalcic Phosphate Ltd.
New Zealand has won the right to host the International Asian Conference on Precision Agriculture in 2017.
The New Zealand wine industry is on a stronger footing to deal with the rebound in supply now that the country's wines are well established in key markets around the world, says Rabobank.
The official cash rate (OCR) has been left unchanged at 2.5%.
Fonterra is lowering its 2013 earnings before interests and taxes (EBIT), blaming the drought and its struggling Australian business.
The importance of people, and the knowledge they hold, to New Zealand's agricultural success has been highlighted in a new award for the Lincoln University Foundation's South Island Farmer of the Year competition.
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Continuing a recent trend, a new farm and business confidence survey shows farmers are optimistic about their prospects.
With New Zealand's main-shear approaching, the NZ Shearing Contractors Association is backing moves to cut the woolshed contamination of wool in the hopes it could boost farmgate returns by "a couple of million dollars each year".
The seasonally adjusted value of exported goods fell 4.7 percent to $11.0 billion in the June 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
South Canterbury milk processor Synlait Milk's shares jumped 58c shortly after its launch on the NZ Stock Exchange today.
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