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Proposed Foodstuffs break-up poll results – September 24
Reading Time: < 1 minute Last week’s poll question is based on the Food producers question Foodstuffs break-up plan article. We asked readers: Will breaking up the Foodstuffs co-operative’s...
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New Zealand red meat export value rises but volatility remains
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Zealand’s red meat and fifth-quarter exports reached $867 million in August, up 23% on the same month last year, as stronger returns lifted earnings across all major...
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Dairy Goat Co-operative has announced a new partnership with US agribusiness investor AGR Partners that it hopes will grow its position in the international dairy goat...
View ArticleTraining more doctors not a cure-all for rural health
Reading Time: 2 minutes Training doctors for rural practice is important, but on its own is not enough to help reduce health inequities for people living in rural areas, University of Otago – Ōtākou...
View ArticleSynlait sees signs of turnaround after difficult year
Reading Time: 2 minutes An improved second-half financial performance from Synlait has given its senior leadership team hope that the beleaguered dairy company’s fortunes are finally changing for the...
View ArticleRural groups coordinate support for southern farmers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prolonged wet weather in Southland and South Otago continues to affect farmers as pressure builds around feed, stock management and pasture damage. The Rural Co-ordination Group...
View ArticleStudents discover forgotten fauna at Tōtara Reserve
Reading Time: 2 minutes Three schools participated in the Forgotten Fauna Student Hui hosted by Horizons Regional Council at Tōtara Reserve in Pohangina Valley last week. Horizons deputy chair and...
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New guidance tightens rules on blanket dry cow therapy
Reading Time: 3 minutes New Veterinary Council guidance coming into force next year will make it harder for dairy farmers to justify blanket dry cow therapy. For years, New Zealand’s dairy sector has...
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NZ horticulturist to lead India Apple Action Plan
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Zealand Apples & Pears Incorporated has secured a seasoned horticulturist to deliver the Apple Action Plan, a key initiative of the India-New Zealand Free Trade...
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Ravensdown elects Montgomery and Acland to board
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jane Montgomery and Kate Acland have been elected to the Ravensdown board for three-year terms. Ravensdown chair Bruce Wills said this year’s election generated a strong level...
View ArticleFonterra’s rapid rebound exceeds McBride’s expectations
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Hugh Stringleman Gerald Piddock Fonterra chair Peter McBride credits a combination of discipline and buoyant global protein demand for the speed with which the co-op has been...
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Celebrating NZ Farming poll results – September 17
Reading Time: < 1 minute Last week’s poll question is based on the Narrow view of agriculture misses vital connections article. We asked readers: Should we celebrate NZ farming as more than just an...
View ArticleNew alliance targets stronger NZ honey sector
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Zealand honey producers, researchers, bee experts, and the government are partnering to drive the success and resilience of the country’s honey and bee sector. Murray Bush,...
View ArticleOnside and Assura form new agriculture platform
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two Christchurch-based software companies have formed agriculture’s first enterprise operational intelligence platform, focusing on safety, contractor management,...
View ArticleEgmont Honey acquires Tweeddale’s Honey
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Plymouth-based mānuka honey exporter Egmont Honey has purchased Taihape beekeeping business Tweeddale’s Honey, which was placed in receivership earlier this year. The...
View ArticleEarly planting could take sting out of fall armyworm
Reading Time: 2 minutes Planting maize and sweetcorn as early as practically possible could prevent the worst impacts of fall armyworm, new FAR research shows. Over the past three seasons, crops that...
View ArticleCraighead girls dominate Canterbury clash
Reading Time: 2 minutes Craighead Diocesan students had a standout day at Friday’s Land Based Training Canterbury Clash of the Colleges, sweeping all placings in the Intermediate competition and...
View ArticleFour names in hat so far for Fonterra board seats
Reading Time: 2 minutes Incumbent Fonterra director Cathy Quinn along with Jessie Chan, Mark Cox and Peter Moynihan are the independently assessed candidates for the co-operative’s director election...
View ArticleSimple tweaks to pasture make better use of rain
Reading Time: 2 minutes Simple changes to pasture management could help farmers make better use of rainfall and build resilience before dry conditions hit, new research has found. The research was the...
View ArticleNew deal aims to secure future of backcountry huts and tracks
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Backcountry Trust has welcomed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Conservation, allowing a more sustainable approach to maintaining New Zealand’s...
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