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Rural Women New Zealand welcomes two rural road safety initiatives it's been promoting getting the green light.
The combined North and South Island Wool Sale offering of 16,850 bales saw a softening in price levels as pressure from urgent shipping requirements came off, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager John Dawson says.
Further research is the key to developing nitrification inhibitors which help farmers reduce environmental impacts while meeting potential international trade requirements, Ballance Agri-Nutrients research and development manager Warwick Catto says.
Ravensdown has suspended the sales and application of its eco-n product which contains DCD.
The Waikato Regional Council says it's keeping a close watch on dry conditions in the region.
A host of high-profile organisations have welcome the announcement of $80 million in funding this year for water storage and irrigation.
The Government is establishing a company to act as a bridging investor for regional water infrastructure development, outgoing Primary Industries Minister David Carter says.
Federated Farmers has welcomed David Carter being promoted Speaker of the House and Nathan Guy taking over as the Minister for Primary Industries.
New Zealand's largest apple exporter Mr Apple has bought a 50% shareholding in apple exporter Fern Ridge Produce.
Entries are now open for the New Zealand Ewe Hogget Competition which is held in conjunction with the West Otago Southland Ewe Hogget Competition.
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Reduced end-user demand and inventory destocking has been a feature of the global fertiliser market through the fourth quarter in 2012, resulting in a lull in global trading activity which is expected to continue in the first quarter, 2013.
A significant increase is needed in responsible investments in agriculture to eradicate hunger and feed a growing world population says the German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva.
Leading rural recycling programme Agrecovery is again offering $5000 worth of rewards to encourage more farmers and growers to get recycling.
A China-based subsidiary company of Zespri has pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal smuggling related to alleged under-declaration of customs duties by independent importers in a Shanghai court yesterday.
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