Time and place
OPINION: First on the scene after the recent devastating storms in parts of the North Island were emergency services and selfless…
china
It seems that farmer/shareholder ownership of primary sector entities is almost worshipped in some quarters.
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Opinion
Australian farmers are piling pressure on the Opposition Labour Party to support the proposed free trade with China.
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World News
Consolidation in the deer industry in the last five years means mainly the more committed farmers are left, which is good for the industry, says Kris Orange.
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General News
Sheepmeat returns are softening and one analyst believes it’s all down to one part of the animal.
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General News
When Chinese gooseberries were introduced into New Zealand in 1904 they were a novelty crop. Today kiwifruit is a billion-dollar export earner – and still rising, due, in part, to the work of plant breeders such as Dr Bryan Parkes.
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General News
Dairy farmers are welcoming the latest cut in the official cash rate.
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General News
The 2015 sheep and beef levy referendum has ended showing apathetic voter turnout – around the same number as last voted six years ago.
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General News
New Zealand is rapidly closing on filling its beef quota to the US for the first time since 2004.
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General News
Beef + Lamb NZ has released its New Season Outlook 2015-16, which predicts a lift in before-tax profits for the average New Zealand sheep and beef farm.
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Agribusiness
A weakening New Zealand dollar and steady offshore buying saw all wool types improve for the latest South Island wool auction, reports NZWSI.
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Markets
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Where is Luxon?
OPINION: Why can't Christopher Luxon stand up to Winston Peters over the latter’s high-profile attack on the proposed Indian FTA?
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