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People buying whole animal for meat as cost of living bites
Mince, rump steak and anything on sale is selling - but expensive cuts are slower, a Dunedin butcher says.
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Quad bike warning after four farmers die in three weeks
9 Aug 2024Principal inspector Graham Bates says their sympathies are with every family - but the four deaths in three weeks was part of a worrying trend.
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American love of burgers helping red meat sector amid weak Chinese demand
2 Aug 2024A renewed love of lamb is also helping the sector remain buoyant.
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Verkerks selling Canterbury abattoir to Japanese firm for $15m
Small goods meat business Verkerks is selling its Mid-Canterbury abattoir to a large Japanese meat company for $15 million.
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Government releases terms of reference for review into agricultural, horticultural products
The government has released the terms of reference for its regulatory review into agricultural and horticultural products.
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South Island's oldest woolshed gets much-needed repairs
31 Jul 2024A historical working woolshed is getting some much needed updates after nearly 170 years in operation.
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'A lot of hype': Powers of plantain questioned
29 Jul 2024A new study has found research into the benefits of the common grazing herb on nitrogen leaching did not stand up to scrutiny in a NZ context.
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MPI back at Southland farm where cows were mistreated
26 Jul 2024MPI staff are on Friday back at a farm where winter grazing practices were so bad seven cows had to be euthanised last month.
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Too full to take the bait? Rabbit cull delayed amid food boom
26 Jul 2024A poison drop to cull the number of rabbits in central Blenheim has been delayed after warm weather meant the pest already had "a lot of feed".
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'Huge relief' as cargo ship arrives at isolated Chathams
25 Jul 2024A Chatham Islands farmer says the return of a long-awaited cargo ship is a light at the end of the tunnel.
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IKEA owner to convert Hawke's Bay farm to forestry
A Hawke's Bay sheep, beef and deer station damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle will be planted into rotational forestry.
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Kiwi exporters struggling with doubled shipping costs
31 Jul 2024The cost of sending our goods overseas has risen again due to ongoing tensions in the Red Sea.
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Comvita looks to cut jobs, slash production after lower sales in China
New Zealand honey company Comvita is looking at cutting jobs and slashing production amid lower sales and weak demand from Chinese consumers.
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'It's a waste of resources if we don't use the carcasses ' - Wild deer used in butchery classes
23 Jul 2024Wildly popular butchery classes are being used as a culinary way to combat rampant feral deer in Hawke's Bay.
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Rural communities fear NZ Post retreating from farming areas
22 Jul 2024Postal services are to stop in two Tasman towns next month.
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A New Zealand sheep milk company scores a big win in China
It is only the second international sheep milk brand in the world to gain brand registration for its infant milk formula.
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Chilean needle grass control approved for release
15 Jul 2024Marlborough District Council biosecurity manager Liam Falconer says its hoped the fungus will slow the growth of the highly invasive plant in Marlborough.
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Plentiful pumpkins sees price plummet
26 Jul 2024Pumpkin prices were down 57 percent in June compared to the same month last year.
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Greens challenge maths on ag-tech fund
27 Jul 2024A Treasury letter shows total funding for the Accelerating New Mitigations Programme was reduced by $48 million, while the government claims emissions research has been boosted under its watch.
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Fonterra proposes job cuts, outsourcing labour from overseas
Dairy giant Fonterra is proposing cutting jobs at its Waikato headquarters as it outsources labour to overseas.
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From pup to pro: A working dog's journey
At seven months old, Miley is learning the basics of working sheep - including, like her namesake Miley Cyrus, using her voice. Audio
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'Fat in system' helps Molesworth Station survive dry winter
The country's largest farm is battling a dry winter but early provisions means there's plenty of feed around.
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Hawke's Bay horticultural recovery requires millions more - report
11 Jul 2024A consultancy report updates the estimates done shortly after Cyclone Gabrielle, dropping the initial budget by about a quarter of a million dollars.
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Deer industry pushes to expand NZ's venison market in US
North America is already the biggest market for New Zealand's venison but most of it is consumed in restaurants - the goal is to get more people cooking it at home.
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