A NEW giant Asian free trade negotiation was launched last month – at the end of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia – with a goal to complete the deal by the end of 2015.

Federated Farmers has welcomed the 89.51% vote in favour of constitutional safeguards around Trading Among Farmers (TAF).

RYEGRASS IS far from the only species of weed at risk of developing resistance to glyphosate, say Australian researchers, in the wake of New Zealand confirming its first case of resistance to the broadspectrum and widely used herbicide.

Wools of New Zealand has extended the deadline for its share offer to wool growers to 5pm, February 25 2013 to ensure growers have been given as much time as possible to consider and connect to the offer.

THE GLOBAL economic crisis is expected to knock $1.7 billion off the value of New Zealand's primary exports this season.

THE GLOBAL economic crisis is expected to knock $1.7 billion off the value of New Zealand's primary exports this season.

The Fonterra Shareholders Council admits that it its communication strategy during the TAF process was not up to scratch.

TWO YEARS ago the Te Aroha, Waikato, meat processing plant burned down, a major tragedy for a small town in a productive farming area.

It has been another big and busy year for the agribusiness sector. Since this is the last newspaper for the 2012, Rural News' editorial team has done a quick review of the year and come up with its high and lowlights...

It has been another big and busy year for the agribusiness sector. Since this is the last newspaper for the 2012, Rural News' editorial team has done a quick review of the year and come up with its high and lowlights...