Twenty-five sheep and beef farming leaders will attend the first Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Environmental Leadership Forum in Wellington next week.

Increasing yields in all areas of agricultural production have helped farmers to maintain profitability in the face of ever-increasing input costs.

Farmers from all over the North Island put their farming woes on the back burner during today's Drought Shout at Tui Brewery in Mangatainoka.

During 2008–11, labour productivity in the agriculture industry increased 3.4% a year, Statistics New Zealand says. Agriculture was the main contributor to labour productivity in the measured sector, which increased 0.5%.

ASB has expanded its rural corporate business in the South Island with the appointment of two new rural corporate managers who both bring specialised regional knowledge to their roles.

Applications close at the end of this month for this year's Rabobank Farm Managers Program, a leading agricultural business management course for the next generation of farm leaders.

The 2013 National Agricultural Fieldays will experience a dose of SODA energy as together with the Waikato's entrepreneurship centre they launch the Fieldays Innovation Den – Pitch for Investment; a new "Dragon's Den" style event.

When farmers from all over the North Island attend this week's Drought Shout in Mangatainoka, work is expected to be the last thing on their minds.

More than 150 people are expected to attend an information evening about G3 gold kiwifruit at Baypark on Wednesday night.

TBfree New Zealand continues to take positive steps to manage bovine tuberculosis (TB) in several Taranaki herds.

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