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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 top seven Young Farmer Contestants are gearing up for the Grand Final of the 2013 ANZ Young Farmer Contest, May 16-18, in Auckland at Kumeu Showgrounds and SkyCity.
Federated Farmers health and safety spokesperson Jeanette Maxwell will discuss the work to improve quad bike safety on farms and, more importantly, the Federation's steps towards reducing the rural suicide rate in FarmSafe's rural safety conference in Wellington next week.
A slightly weaker NZ dollar, restricted wool supply and recent dearer wool markets in other countries aided the lift for most types at this weeks' South Island auction, says WSI's marketing executive, Paul Steel.
New detector dog puppies and a recruitment drive to hire 30 new quarantine inspectors proves biosecurity is a top priority for the government, says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.
The contest for the Rural Bachelor of the Year is back and better than ever but entries close on Monday.
Massey's agriculture programme is 21st in the world in Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) world university subject rankings made public yesterday.
Taranaki's flagship riparian management programme, which has "gone the extra mile" in developing relationships with dairy farmers, has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to protecting the environment.
Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) is holding more meetings in Te Kuiti and Gisborne next week.
Milk production will be boosted up by at least 6% next season, but meat production will take longer to recover from the drought, the BNZ forecasts in its Rural Wrap.
A specially calendared Grown Cattle Fair brought out the cattle and the buyers with nearly 650 of the bovine attendees and a good number of Northern buyers on the bench.
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Store lamb numbers eased back at Temuka this week but the prices headed in the other direction as the lambs coming forward were much heavier than last Monday.
There has been a decent lift in export lamb prices on the spot market as procurement competition lifts up a notch. Some companies lifted prices by 15c/kg this during last week.
New research shows the New Zealand sheep and beef sector has a much lighter environmental footprint than in the past.
ORGANISERS OF a second meeting calling for reform of the meat industry say the attendance and feedback strengthens their mandate.
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