Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
The Labour Party has sent “blank invoices” to farmers around the country, says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.
The primary sector is forecast for a bumper year ahead after some challenging past seasons of wet conditions, earthquakes, cyclones, and volatile global commodity prices.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has welcomed the first export shipment of meat to Iran, scheduled for processing and export later this month by Wellington company Taylor Preston.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says dealing with silt on dairy farms around Edgecumbe is going to be a big problem.
Some dairy farmers in flood-hit Edgecumbe face hefty financial pressure as the impact of the floods is realised.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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