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Injuries from ram attack like being hit by a car - animal expert
After two people died this week in an apparent ram attack, New Zealand animal behaviour researcher says male farm animals can be dangerous - especially now, during breeding season.
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Salmon farm goes green with tuk-tuks
19 Apr 2024A salmon farm says using electric tuk-tuks on its canals has been so successful, they are going to get more.
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One of the world's most invasive weeds discovered on Waikato farms
18 Apr 2024Velvetleaf can grow up to 2.5 metres tall, it has large, heart-shaped leaves with pointy tips and velvety hairs, and small, buttery yellow flowers.
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Dry weather a double-edged sword
18 Apr 2024A lack of rain on the North Island's East Coast may be good for the area's fruit and vegetable growers - but the dry is starting to bite for pastoral farmers.
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New Zealand A&P show cancelled for the year
17 Apr 2024Organisers of the show in Christchurch say it's not financially viable.
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The 'remarkably different' beer hops of Taranaki
17 Apr 2024A Taranaki brewer is excited about the distinctive flavour of beer made from hops grown in the region's hill country.
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Sharesies to host online trading of Fonterra shares
18 Apr 2024Co-chief executive Leighton Roberts said the agreement offered a new line of business and should improve liquidity in Fonterra shares.
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PGW cuts earnings forecast by $7m
18 Apr 2024Weaker agricultural market conditions have forced the rural services company to cut its full-year earnings forecast.
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Low lamb prices could see more farmers planting trees
"Hardly any" sheep and beef farmers are breaking even and many will be looking for other uses for their land, agricultural consultant says.
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NZ shearer breaks merino solo record in Western Australia
16 Apr 2024Luke Vernon broke the previous record set in 2019 by shearing 500 merino ewes in eight hours.
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'A lot of infighting' - Primary sector firms urged to collaborate on exports
16 Apr 2024A new report says more collaboration between firms could increase the price New Zealand goods get in overseas markets.
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'Keeping up' with demand the biggest challenge for Canterbury Biltong
15 Apr 2024A Christchurch company is expanding production of its South African-style dried meat snacks once again to keep up with insatiable demand.
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Bird flu: what is it, and why has it been found in US dairy cows?
There are few places in the world the high pathogenicity bird flu has not yet reached, and scientists say the world is in an animal pandemic.
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Eric Fa'anoi - a view from both sides of the fence
Country Life: A visit to his ancestral village in Samoa has helped a young man from Porirua unearth his interest in agriculture. Audio
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Efforts to create methane vaccine bolstered
11 Apr 2024Efforts to create a methane vaccine are being bolstered with the establishment of a new 'vaccine venture'. Kiwi scientists at AgResearch have been working to develop a vaccine which reduces...
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Govt reviewing fresh water farm plans, work underway may be halted
10 Apr 2024Associate Environment Minister Andrew Hoggard said the current system was too costly and complex, and too broadly applied.
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Westland Milk Products reports record profit of $55.9m
The sustainable financial base means the company can continue to offer farmers very competitive terms for their milk, its chief executive says.
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Dealing with fast spreading pest hits new milestone for Otago Regional Council
9 Apr 2024Efforts to remove wilding conifers from the Queenstown Lakes have hit a major milestone, shifting from management to maintenance only.
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Wool keratin-based pigment attracts international interest
9 Apr 2024Products made from New Zealand's strong wool clip are set to colour the world.
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Food and fibre qualifications overhaul underway
All agricultural qualifications, outside of university, including level 2 and 3 courses at high school are under review.
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Jump in productive land being used for urban development
10 Apr 2024Fruit and vegetable prices could rise by 58 percent because of of a drop in productive land, Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ research suggests.
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Government opening door to foreigner farm land buyers - Labour
10 Apr 2024Changes have been made to the way applications are handled in order to speed up the process and reduce uncertainty, the minister says.
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Imam dairy farmer fined $200,000 over migrant exploitation
8 Apr 2024One of the workers raised the alarm with MBIE.
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'Shaky' times for scientific research as Our Land and Water challenge set to end
8 Apr 2024The gains made in agricultural science over the past decade could slow as the government funding tap runs dry, the programme's director says.
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Federated Farmers welcomes probe into rural banking interest rates
The Primary Production Select Committee has started an investigation into rural banking.
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Rock lobster industry voluntarily lowers quota to aid fishery's recovery
5 Apr 2024Habitats of the Gisborne spiny rock lobster have been impacted by increased sediment deposition as a result of extreme weather including recent cyclones.
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Sheep race set to be a traffic-stopper in Te Kuiti
The popular Running of the Sheep is returning to Te Kuiti's main street on Saturday.
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Piggery effluent lands Canterbury farm $29,000 fine
4 Apr 2024A mid-Canterbury farm has been fined for discharging piggery effluent.
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