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Silver Fern Farms may close Islington plant
9 May 2016Silver Fern Farms is proposing closing its Islington venison processing plant in Christchurch and building a new venison processing plant at its Pareora site in South Canterbury.
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Solar-powered pump sells to 20 countries
A central Hawke's Bay company has signed a deal to sell its solar powered water pump in 20 countries.
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Govt calls off velvetleaf programme
6 May 2016The government has called off its programme to destroy the pest plant velvetleaf and said it was unlikely it could be eradicated.
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Dog trial huntaway winners named
6 May 2016The huntaway winners have been found at the North Island Sheep Dog Trials being held at Mangamingi in Eastern Taranaki.
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'Serious interest' in Coromandel fish farming
4 May 2016A fish farm is on the cards for the Coromandel after some 'serious interest' in the Marine Farming Zone in the Firth of Thames.
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Dairy prices drop in latest auction
Global dairy prices have fallen slightly in the latest auction, after two consecutive increases.
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Goats' milk powder not made in NZ - court
Two of a nutritional company's goats' milk powder products are not New Zealand made despite being labelled so, the Christchurch High Court has ruled.
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Judging begins for NZ Share Farmer of the Year competition
3 May 2016Judging has started for the New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year competition. The eleven regional finalists who are sharemilkers, contract milkers or equity farm managers, will have two hours...
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Fruit-wrecking pest threatens feijoa season
2 May 2016The guava moth, which ruins feijoas, is getting worse and spreading south from Northland, growers say.
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Resolution attempt to stymie deal - Silver Fern Farms
Silver Fern Farms believes the calling of a special shareholder meeting on its major Chinese investment deal is a last-minute attempt to stymie the process.
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Kiwifruit in contamination scare cleared to eat
After checking millions of kiwifruit for packaging contamination, Zespri says the fruit is safe to eat.
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NZ First calls for more action on velvetleaf
29 Apr 2016New Zealand First is urging the government to boost its biosecurity response and do more to search for invasive pest weed velvetleaf.
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GDT takes its services to the world
New Zealand-based GlobalDairyTrade, the world's largest online dairy trader, is in the US promoting its new services.
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Foreign workers' children a challenge - principal
A primary school principal in Taranaki is calling for more specialist support for rural schools because of a burgeoning number of foreign dairy workers.
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Ruataniwha dam 'doomed' - Greenpeace
27 Apr 2016Plans to build the Ruataniwha dam must be ditched for the sake of the environment and the economy, Greenpeace says.
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GlobalDairyTrade moves to 24/7 online trading
27 Apr 2016The global dairy trading platform owned by Fonterra is to expand further into online trading.
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Farm sales drop by 10 percent
New figures show farm sales fell 10 percent in the first quarter of this year, with the price of dairy and other grazing land lower than it was a year ago.
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Not all foreign farm purchasers 'kosher'
Decision-making around overseas corporates buying up agricultural land is too secretive, a lobby group says.
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Farmers agree Kiwi farm labourers 'hopeless'
The deputy Prime Minister is unapologetic for labelling beneficiaries hired to work on farms as "pretty damned hopeless". Audio
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Board plan could distance Fonterra from farmers
Fonterra's first major governance overhaul in 15 years could further distance the company from its farmers, a commentator says.
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Sheep and beef farming needs same attention as dairy - symposium
13 Apr 2016Sheep and beef need the same attention and money from government that dairy has had, says the chair of a hill country symposium
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Golden Harvest pulls carp farm application
12 Apr 2016An application to farm a "highly invasive" species of fish near the Waikato River and Lake Taupo has been withdrawn.
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Dairy prices won't improve for another season - AgriHQ
Dairy commentators who are predicting milk prices will pick up within the next year are wrong, according to an AgriHQ analyst.
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Deadline set for Hawke's Bay water management plan
11 Apr 2016A water management group in Hawke's Bay has set a deadline of December next year to present a draft management plan for some of the regions' major catchments.
