TWO FORMERLY fierce rivals in avocado exporting say their successful collaboration could signal the way forward for other export industries.

Wine growers have welcomed the economic cooperation agreement signed this week between New Zealand and Taiwan, giving New Zealand wine tariff-free access to the Taiwan market as soon as it comes into force next year.

LANDCORP HAS done another deal with the Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin – this time to help develop a giant sheep farm.

FERTILISER CO-OP Ravensdown has called time on its money-losing Western Australian operation, five years after launching this first trans-Tasman venture.

Rabobank forecasts New Zealand's beef prices to firm next quarter, as supplies tighten after the higher, drought-induced slaughter volumes, and forecasts of a wetter-than-average winter also encourage producers to retain stock.

AUSTRALIANS ARE being urged to eat hearty home-cooked beef meals to keep warm this winter.

BRITISH FARMERS are backing their Government in its quest to gain approval for the growing of genetically modified crops.

THE HOUND questions whether the recent use of DNA sequence technology by farmer cooperative Livestock Improvement (LIC)

THIS OLD mutt notes that the Greens have been accusing the current Government of playing crony politics and/or looking after ‘their mates’.

AS FEDERATED Farmers warms up for its national conference and annual meeting in Ashburton this week, it’s timely to take a look at how the lobby group operates. 

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