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THE HOUND reckons a certain NZX-owned weekly farming rag revealed its true
colours recently in an extremely boring editorial lamenting that delaying the implementation of ETS will cause “more damage to NZ’s stuttering carbon trading market”. Never mind the implications of ETS for farmers, the editorial shone the light on the NZX’s main concern – financial markets and the large fees they generate for the market-maker.
Recent rain has offered respite for some from the ongoing drought.
New Zealand's TBfree programme has made great progress in reducing the impact of the disease on livestock herds, but there’s still a long way to go, according to Beef+Lamb NZ.
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