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- Hawke's Bay dairy company in receivership
- Another dairy company, Hawkes Bay-based Patoka Dairies Ltd, has been put into receivership.
- Fonterra aims to increase organic dairy production
- Fonterra is hoping to more than double the number of cows it has in its organic programme, to tap into the steadily increasing demand for organic milk products both locally and overseas.
- Dairy farm pollution unacceptable - minister
- The Minister of Agriculture says he's putting dairy farmers who pollute on notice, following the release of figures that show the lowest level of compliance so far with effluent discharge rules.
- Research into genetically modified cattle to continue
- The Environmental Risk Management Authority has given temporary approval to AgResearch to allow it to continue research into genetically modified cattle, to the dismay of anti-GE lobbyists.
- Tea-making excavators feature at field days
- High-speed shingle shovelling and giant excavators pouring cups of tea are just some of the events planned at the Central Districts Field Days.
- Rural nurses seek wider responsibilities
- Rural nurse practitioners say they're being hampered by legislative barriers that are preventing them from doing their jobs properly.
- Northland drought pays off for winegrowers
- The drought that is making life difficult for farmers and orchardists in Northland is delighting those in the region's wine industry, who say it has resulted in brilliant fruit quality and an excellent vintage.
- Growers worried they will bear the cost of GST hike
- Horticulture New Zealand fears growers' margins may be squeezed even further if a Government proposal to increase GST goes ahead.