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New Zealand wins trade dispute with Canada over dairy access
6 Sep 2023An independent panel has ruled that the dairy quotas were improperly used to keep out dairy exports and protect Canada's powerful domestic industry.
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Global dairy prices up 2.7% in first rise for four months
6 Sep 2023The average price in the global auction increased 2.7 percent, regaining some ground after hitting a near five-year low in August.
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Dairy sector faces trade and infrastructure hurdles, despite export growth
The dairy sector continues to struggle with significant trade barriers, costs and infrastructure challenges, according to a new report.
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Peanut trial offers hope for new Northland home
6 Sep 2023The Northland peanut trials are back on track after a wash-out of last year's crops.
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Alliance Group begins consultation process after review of operating model
Some meat workers' jobs may be on the chopping block as the farmer-owned processing company signals cuts to come.
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Fruit grower fined $225,000 after workers hands caught in conveyor belt
4 Sep 2023A Central Otago fruit grower has been fined for failing to keep its staff safe after a worker needed three fingers to be partly amputated.
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NZ trading power steadier than expected, but not in the clear
New Zealand's trading power has proved more resilient than expected, new figures show, but an economist is warning the worst may be yet to come amid waning demand for exports.
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Farmer loses up to $80k after technician fails to artificially inseminate cows
2 Sep 2023A Morrinsville dairy farmer says he has lost tens of thousands of dollars after a technician failed to get a portion of his cows in calf through artificial insemination.
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Rural wellbeing programme grateful to continue after fundraising
Country Life - A rural wellbeing programme designed to give farmers and rural people access to counselling sessions has received more than $30,000 for it to continue. Audio
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Just pay what you can, says Ōtaki vege grower
Country Life - The founders of a new vege box venture in Ōtaki will be telling people to just pay what they can for a weekly supply of leafy greens. Audio
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High commodities, cyclone damage lead to $9m loss for Pāmu
State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu is staying optimistic about the future in light of falling profits.
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One application accepted so far under new OIO farm-to-forest rules
1 Sep 2023The first decisions under new rules for farm-to-forest conversions have been released, with two of the three applications being declined.
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Plans for 200-hectare solar farm in North Canterbury
31 Aug 2023A North Canterbury farmer says installing 200 hectares of solar panels on his farm would be a win-win situation.
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Australia taking Aotearoa's lessons from destructive mite spread
31 Aug 2023Australian authorities working to limit the spread of the destructive varroa mite are doing so with help from New Zealand scientists.
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Māori farms bigger, carry more stock than average - data
30 Aug 2023New figures from Stats NZ show Māori farms are much larger than the average, and they are running a lot more stock.
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Impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle feature in Bremworth's profit - chief executive
30 Aug 2023Cyclone insurance payouts have substantially lifted carpet company Bremworth's profit, reporting $11 million for the year to June.
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Calving brings the whisper of spring
Country Life - For Morrinsville farmer Peter Le Heron the sense of changing seasons means only one thing - calving. Audio
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Butchery awards make history with strong female contingent in finalists
25 Aug 2023The knives were sharpened and bandsaws hummed at Thursday night's battle of the butchers in Auckland - and history was made with half the apprentice and young butcher finalists being female.
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At the cutting edge - 'It's hard work making a top axe'
Country Life - You won't find anything mass produced at Tuatahi, a small town business exporting handcrafted axes and saws to competitive woodchoppers around the world. Audio
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Why is Australia shipping its wool to New Zealand?
With demand for merino wool exceeding supply in Aotearoa, Australian woolgrowers now meet 15 percent of the industry's needs.
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Bremworth on board for class carpets: 'Wool's a better fibre for our children'
Some rural schools are fundraising so they can put wool carpet in their classrooms - spurning the government's offer of synthetic flooring tiles. Carpet manufacturer Bremworth is helping cover some of… Audio
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Could take years to shut down polluting piggery - council
24 Aug 2023While the "volume and frequency" of the discharge has decreased, effluent is still leaving the Waikato farm.
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Food and fibre sector brings $1.2b more to economy than expected
23 Aug 2023The new record surpassed the previous forecast released two months ago of $56.2b to the year ending June 2023, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says.
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Piggery accused of discharging effluent into stream
22 Aug 2023The piggery near Te Aroha was investigated into the discharge of effluent into a stream.
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