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AGRECOVERY FOUNDATION wants councils to introduce and enforce burning bans after a recycling surge followed the introduction of a burning ban in Canterbury in January 2014.
MEAT COMPANIES that supply supermarkets and sell New Zealand lamb as a loss leader in the United Kingdom should lose their access to this valuable quota market, says Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O'Connor.
WHO SAYS there's no such thing as a free lunch - or dinner, asks the Northland Rural Support Trust.
THE RED meat sector is showing signs of putting decades of low profits and lack of reinvestment behind it.
FEDERATED FARMERS' new-season Farm Confidence Survey has moved into negative territory, with pessimists outnumbering optimists on prospects for the general economy and farm profitability.
RURAL WOMEN New Zealand reminds Far North farming families to be mindful about health issues in dealing with flood waters, inclduing the elevated risk of leptospirosis.
While dairy prices continue to slide, beef and lamb prices are firming.
Organisers of the 2014 Canterbury A&P Show are calling for entries.
New Zealand farming does not celebrate success enough, says Dr William Rolleston, Federated Farmers national president.
Australian farmers are welcoming the repeal of the divisive carbon tax.
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THE LINCOLN Hub partners have welcomed the Minister for Science and Innovation and Tertiary Education's announcement of the Government's agreement in principle to provide funding towards the rebuilding of science facilities at Lincoln University.
CIVIL DEFENCE officials say a 'severe weather watch' issued for Northland for the weekend reflects a sensible, cautious approach by forecasters and is no cause for alarm at this stage.
AN ADDITIONAL 34 medical places for students next year at the country's two medical schools, 17 of which will be earmarked for rural students is extremely encouraging, says New Zealand Rural General Practice Network deputy chairperson Sharon Hansen.
THE FINALISTS have been announced for the third Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Sheep Industry Awards.
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