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OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
The 2013 New Zealand kiwifruit season has already set records for the best-tasting Zespri Kiwifruit ever.
Mangarata Farm in the Wairarapa opened its gates on the May 23 to the Minister of Primary Industries, Nathan Guy. Guy was invited to speak at Mangarata's field day with FarmIQ and Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre.
The drought cost $1.3billion to June 30, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says, in its Situation and Outlook report.
Enhancing New Zealand's ability to manage outbreaks of significant animal disease, in particular foot and mouth disease (FMD), is a priority for the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
Former LIC boss Mark Dewdney is the new chief executive of PGG Wrightson (PGW).
Westpac and Meridian Energy are giving farmers easier access to solar energy, with potential savings on power bills in the thousands each year.
Asian industry backing for a major food safety initiative is good news for New Zealand exporters, says a Massey University agribusiness professor.
DOUBLING NEW Zealand’s primary exports to $60 billion by 2025 is “a challenge” but it is good to have something to aim for, Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy says.
THE FACTIONS once warring over the South Island’s Mackenzie Basin appear to have agreed to a collaborative process of landscape management.
FEDERATED FARMERS representatives who have seen first-hand the potential for contaminated PKE to reach New Zealand fear an official Ministry for Primary Industry visit to Malaysia this week won’t resolve the threat.
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SCOTT CHAMPION, chief executive of Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ), says the financial crisis in the US has led to a demand for New Zealand ground beef.
AT LEAST 300 people turned out in Dannevirke last week to voice their concern at the ‘major economic consequences’ of Horizons Regional Council’s One Plan to the Tararua District.
AS THE drought remains a ‘watching brief’, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says only about 100 people have taken up the rural assistance payments under drought provisions.
THE JAILED Chinese man who says Zespri is to blame for his smuggling charges is making the accusations to get a reduction in sentence, says New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc (NZKGI) chairman Neil Trebilco.
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