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Friday, 10 May 2019 15:41

Time to review stopbank grazing

During winter, BOP Regional Council say it is common sense to keep stock off the stopbanks as much as possible to prevent pugging and damage.

With winter fast approaching, Bay of Plenty Regional Council is again reminding rural landowners of the requirements to protect the region’s stopbanks from the effects of stock and overgrazing.

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Thousands of cows shifted, dried off

Maize crop, like this one on a Hauraki Plains farm, may not be harvested due to water-logged farms.

At least 7000 dairy livestock have been affected in the recent storms in Waikato and Bay of Plenty alone and hundreds of hectares of pasture and maize crops have been damaged, DairyNZ reports.

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Council, Maori invest into Opotiki kiwifruit packhouse

OPAC is expecting significant growth in kiwifruit processing volumes in the next three years.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council's investment company Quayside Holdings, and Te Tumu Paeroa, the office of the Maori Trustee, are set to each take a 10.1% equity stake in Opotiki Packing and Coolstorage Ltd.

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