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NZ dairy industry estimates $120m in losses from Canada breaching trade obligations
14 Feb 2024The industry hopes Canada will swiftly bring its system into compliance after New Zealand won its trade dispute on dairy access.
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Southern Field Days returns: 'There will certainly be a lot of information gathering'
15 Feb 2024Southern Field Days was cancelled twice during the pandemic, but is now back and bigger than ever with a record number of exhibitors.
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Fonterra lifts milk price forecast as dairy prices rise globally
The move follows a lift in demand for dairy products, primarily from the Middle East and South East Asia.
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Truck carrying cows flips in Taranaki
12 Feb 2024A truck carrying cows flipped on State Highway 3 in Taranaki this morning.
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Chinese New Year boosts demand for New Zealand cream cheese
12 Feb 2024Growing demand for cream cheese in China has seen Fonterra ramp up production at its Darfield site in Canterbury.
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Electric harvesting equipment trialled at Gisborne horticulture business
11 Feb 2024A battery-powered harvester and a pair of moving platforms are the latest step in Leaderbrand's push for sustainable horticulture, and they are currently being put through their paces.
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Will Chinese New Year deliver for Kiwi lamb and beef?
Companies are hopeful Chinese shoppers will buy New Zealand red meat this Chinese New Year.
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Scottish oat grower says NZ farmers should get credits for soil health
"The most important way farmers can reach net zero is to appreciate that soils can sequestrate carbon," says Scottish oat grower.
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'Wouldn't be a summer without it' - Farmer eyes Coast to Coast win
9 Feb 2024After competing in 16 Coast to Coast multisport competitions a Christchurch vegetable grower is hoping to nab his first win.
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At least 50 lambs dead after van and stock truck crash, overturning trailer
8 Feb 2024More than 300 lambs were on board and the driver is being praised for avoiding an even more serious collision.
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Value of red meat exports drops to $10b in 2023
Issues affecting the sector have been laid bare with exports worth 11 percent less compared to the year before.
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Dairy prices see biggest jump in 4 months
7 Feb 2024The price rose as demand for products continues to rebound.
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Extreme weather of critical concern for farming - primary sector
The biggest drivers affecting land use in Aotearoa in the next decade have been ranked by 280 leaders from agri-business, government and Māori business.
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The plan to protect the Antipodean albatross
1 Feb 2024A new toolkit will provide advice on precautions fisher can take to prevent the birds becoming victim to longline fishing boats.
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Māori Kiwifruit Growers gets nearly $1m boost to help increase exports
2 Feb 2024The funds are to also help the growers with re-affirming Aotearoa's connections with indigenous peoples around the world.
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'I'm a wee bit addicted to doing farm trials'
Country Life - Former ag scientist Ian Knowles likes to lead from the front when it comes to sheep and plant trials and comparative experiments on his diverse hill country farm. Audio
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Banking on seeds for Raglan
Country Life - People in Raglan have access to a community seed bank so they can plant their own vegetables and ensure local cultivars thrive. Audio
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Ravensdown in a 'tight period' as cash-strapped farmers reduce fertiliser use
1 Feb 2024The farmer-owned co-op is cost-saving while inflation bites at the farmgate, but says it is positive for the future of agriculture.
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Founders of Māori dairy company stepping down after 12 years
1 Feb 2024Kingi Smiler, Maxwell Parkin and Mai Kieu Lien stepped down from Miraka, having served the maximum term under the company's constitution.
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Business playing a part in diverting cherry waste for use in smoothies, icecream
An Otago juice company is investigating yet another way of reducing cherry waste - by freezing them.
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Aussie shearers learn NZ's 'fanatical approach' to wool prep
31 Jan 202417 young shearers will try to master the craft in wool sheds across the motu, ahead of the Golden Shears.
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The perfect storm for avocado growers
The current New Zealand Hass avocado season will be one growers will want to forget.
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Fonterra to install its first electrode boiler at Edendale plant
26 Jan 2024The Southland site is next in line to have one of its coal boilers switched out for a renewable energy alternative.
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Mānuka: Strong genetic difference between NZ and Australia plants - research
Researchers are going as far as recommending the two plants should be called different species.
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