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The dairy downturn could be an indicator of how the economy will suffer if farmers have to reduce inputs to meet environmental compliance standards. 
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Different local councils offer various rates support schemes in situations of real hardship, but there is no one standard policy.
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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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When Lyn Neeson, who farms near Taumaranui, saw the Whanganui and Ohura rivers rise rapidly in June, she figured this spelled trouble for farmers downstream and she was right. 
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Weather in the coming months will determine the size of the drop in milk production, says Federated Farmers Dairy president Andrew Hoggard.
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Despite Taratahi Agricultural Training having 67 of its tutors enrolled as students in one of its programmes, this is viewed as not ‘uncommon’ by its current head. 
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Dairy farmers are welcoming the latest cut in the official cash rate.
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It's important to have at least one cooperative in the meat industry, says a senior lecturer in agribusiness management at Lincoln University.
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Lincoln University have appointed veterinarian and Lincoln alumna Dr Teresa Moore as their new director of farms.
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will work closely with the cruise ship industry this season to manage biosecurity risk, especially fruit fly.
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