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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…
Leaders in the science, education and agriculture sector met to progress plans for the Waikato Agricultural Research Hub.
Lincoln University has launched an initiative to encourage Maori school leavers in Canterbury and the West Coast to train for careers in land-based industries.
An invited presentation from a New Zealand professor on Biological Farming was well received by the Hindu business community and investors from around the world.
Breaking tails is absolutely unacceptable and has no place in the New Zealand dairy industry, says Federated Farmers, DairyNZ and the New Zealand Veterinary Association following yesterday's conviction of a dairy herd manager in Ashburton.
A MATE of the Hound reckons Fonterra’s new non see-through milk bottles were the perfect metaphor for its less-than-stellar PR performance over the recent whey product botulism issue. Fonterra – rightly – copped plenty of flak about how badly it tried to communicate the issue.
The Government inquiry into Fonterra's botulism contamination must examine the impact budget cuts at the Ministry for Primary Industries had on the food scare, Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O'Connor says.
The terms of inquiry for the Government's investigation into the Fonterra whey protein concentrate contamination (WPC) incident have been released.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has revoked export certificates for four consignments of lactoferrin manufactured by Westland Milk Products which have nitrate levels that exceed the New Zealand standard.
An analysis of social media in New Zealand and China has found an emerging group of Chinese residents in New Zealand and others with close ties to China, vigorously defending New Zealand's brand in the wake of Fonterra's whey protein contamination crisis.
The hunt is on for lambs with unusually lustrous fleece. Crown Research Institute Agresearch says if you have any such lambs this spring, it wants to hear from you.
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Federated Farmers is thrilled its 'Rural Jobs' service has hit 115 job advertisements since the beginning of the year, promising a bright future for agricultural careers.
A GROUP of UK sheep and beef farmer representatives say they share New Zealand farmers' concerns about profitability in the sector, but are optimistic for the future.
A MEDIA report speculating on the causes of the Fonterra contamination scare has been slammed by the New Zealand Veterinary Association.
New Zealand's top ram breeders have been celebrated at the second annual Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Sheep Industry Awards.
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