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NZ and China sign FTA upgrade
Trade Ministers for New Zealand and China have signed an upgrade to the free trade agreement between the two countries.
NZ to host virtual APEC
New Zealand will be in the virtual spotlight for the next 12 months as it hosts the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) conference.
Pledge to end child labour in agriculture
The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has pledged to intensify efforts toward addressing child labour in agriculture through a dedicated work programme.
NZ seeks Irish support
New Zealand is looking to Ireland for support as it negotiates a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).
World food prices rise for seventh consecutive month
World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reports.
Agribusiness
The rewards of good data
New Zealand's primary sector is our equivalent of the USA’s Silicon Valley of excellence.Set for another profitable year
NZ agriculture is set for what looks likely to be a generally profitable season in 2020/21, with most sectors seeing…East Coast Farm Expo set to go
The 2021 East Coast Farming Expo is a two-day mid-week gathering for sheep and beef producers with a focus on…Kiwi research on infant milk powder colour goes global
A Wintec science student Rehana Ponnal has had research published in the International Dairy Journal late last year, a big…The power of good facilitation
“Without a facilitator, we would just have done that farmer thing and sat round, shuffled our feet and waited for…Farm Health
Wiltshires in big demand
The demand for Wiltshire sheep is “incredible and unbelievable”, according to the country’s major breeder of the sheep that sheds…MPI to review heat stress issue
MPI says a significant amount of work is under way this year to update animal welfare codes and provide updated…Possible scanner shortages likely
While most rams have yet to go out, farmers are being encouraged to book their sheep scanners in early.Mastitis can jump from cow to cow - claim
Hawke's Bay dairy farmer Rose Galloway rejects any suggestion that mastitis in cows isn't contagious. A trained nurse, Galloway and her…High FE spore counts recorded
Facial eczema (FE) spore counts in some parts of the country are particularly high for this time of year and…Motoring
Blurring the boundaries between work and play
New from the Yamaha camp is R Max2 XT-R.Early pick for car of the year!
As I'm writing this review in early December, I’d like to make a prediction – the new Land Rover Defender…Big, bold brash Ram truck will grow on you
Introduced in 2018, the Ram 1500 brought big American trucks to the New Zealand mainstream – at a price point…Hilux ups the ante - yet again
When the 8th generation Toyota Hilux arrived in late 2015, it was a major departure from the Hilux of old.Like a red rag to a bull!
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