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EVERY MOVE to slow the reform of the Resource Management Act makes business more uncertain for commercial fruit and vegetable growers.
Published in General News
IRRIGATIONNZ SAYS initial reports suggest more than 800 irrigators across Canterbury are severely damaged and will need to be repaired or written off following Tuesday's big wind.
Published in General News
TAKING EARLY silage this spring may help avoid a costly long-term loss of pasture quality, say rural professionals, as pasture covers nationwide reach unseasonably high levels.
Published in General News
BE SURE you will have to part with cash if you get a letter from the council headed ‘Infringement notice issued under s343C of the Resource Management Act 1991’. But fear not, things could be a lot worse.
Published in Opinion
A FARM investment scheme aimed at getting more young farmers owning farms, and delivering regular cash returns to investors, launches this month.
Published in Agribusiness
THE FARM is not large: 91ha near Opiki, north of Shannon. It’s excellent dairy country and a potato growing area. The farm is owned by John Seymour and is beautifully set up. Milking is through a modern herringbone shed and the tanker turnaround area is neatly landscaped. The farm’s utility sheds are new and modern.
Published in Management
EVERYBODY NEEDS a plan for foot and mouth disease (FMD), says Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) bull farm veterinarian Ken Cottier. 
Published in Farm Health
FARMERS ARE urged to vaccinate their young stock earlier against Leptospirosis to better protect themselves, their staff and their animals from the disease.
Published in Farm Health
Fonterra's second farming hub in China will be located at Ying County, Shanxi Province and  it is looking to secure strategic partners in the development.
Published in General News
FONTERRA’S RECENT botulism scare has not dented customer confidence, says chairman John Wilson.
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