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Sensor measures dairy cows' nitrogen impact by listening to urination
Scientists have developed a smartwatch-like sensor which listens to a cow urinate, measuring the amount of nitrogen hitting the pasture.
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'Pretty over it' - Repeated SH2 closures disrupt food supply transport
3 Dec 2023The chief executive of vegetable supplier Leaderbrand wants a long-term fix to State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier.
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Cost of living means slow start to Xmas tree season - grower
1 Dec 2023Christmas tree nurseries are gearing up for the festive season with the first week of selling trees underway.
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New Zealand signs up to COP28 food declaration
2 Dec 2023New Zealand has signed an international agreement saying agriculture and food production must urgently adapt to respond to climate change.
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Deer industry in limbo after China changes import rules
1 Dec 2023New Zealand's deer industry is waiting on more details from officials in China about the future of sending frozen velvet there.
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New Zealand's challenge in cutting water contaminants revealed in study
30 Nov 2023While E coli was the stand-out across three-quarters of all land in Aotearoa, Canterbury needs to reduce nitrogen by 44 percent, and Southland by 41 percent, a new report says.
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Plan to build NZ's largest solar farm goes for consultation
30 Nov 2023A plan to build the country's largest solar farm in the Mackenzie Basin has gone out for consultation - just a month after another nearby solar farm application was denied.
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Solar farm a waste of elite soil – Edgecumbe farmers
29 Nov 2023Edgecumbe farmers say large-scale solar farms on some of the Rangitaiki Plains' most elite soil is short-sighted.
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Convoy of free farm fencing en route for flood-hit Wellsford
A charity donating truckloads of free farm fencing hopes to bring "mighty big smiles" to storm-hit farmers in the upper north Island. Audio
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Lawyer expects support for reining in ministerial powers on foreign investments
A corporate lawyer believes foreign investors will be pleased to see a proposal to limit ministerial decision-making powers for overseas investment decisions.
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Slowdown in US, China markets hitting Comvita revenue
The honey company is warning this year's earnings and profits will be hit by the soft US and Chinese economies.
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Farmers affected by sire semen quality issues to receive good-will payment
27 Nov 2023Animal genetics company Livestock Improvement Corporation has announced it will give a good-will payment to farmers affected by sire semen quality issues.
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Canterbury farmers help protect endangered kororā in penguin colony
27 Nov 2023A farming family in Banks Peninsula is playing its part in protecting the largest little penguin colony on mainland New Zealand.
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'An outdoor, local supermarket': The vital importance of farmers' markets
Country Life: Farmers' markets in New Zealand need more support from local authorities and government, a farmers' market advocate says. Audio
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Who's who: The new primary industry sector ministers
Todd McClay, Nicola Grigg, Andrew Hoggard and Mark Patterson are among the line-up of ministers for the primary industry sectors.
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Toitū Envirocare no longer accepting carbon credits as proof of carbon neutrality
23 Nov 2023Offsets from planting and protecting trees are often used by companies wanting to claim they are carbon neutral or doing extra to reduce their impact, on top of cutting raw emissions at the source.
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Medicinal cannabis grower says red tape blocking market access
23 Nov 2023Prescriptions for medicinal cannabis continue to climb - but the local industry and farmers are yet to see the benefits.
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10,000 bales of silage, baleage and hay ready ahead of drought fears
23 Nov 2023An El Niño weather pattern has been declared across the country - sparking fears some regions could fall into drought, leaving farmers short of feed.
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Farmers reminded of fire danger while hay bailing
23 Nov 2023Fire and Emergency's national wildfire manager Tim Mitchell said firefighters are called out to hay barn fires every year.
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LIC finds more batches of sire semen have quality issues
23 Nov 2023The company has already refunded hundreds of farmers after batches of semen used on dairy herds resulted in lower than expected conception rates.
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Egg producers hope for a cracking 2024 as prices finally descend
22 Nov 2023Egg producers are hopeful prices have peaked and the egg shortage of early-2023 will soon be a distant memory.
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Record prices forecast for kiwifruit growers
22 Nov 2023The 2023/24 season is looking brighter for kiwifruit growers with forecast prices at record levels thanks to better fruit quality.
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Dairy farmers reimbursed after bad semen batch causes lower pregnancy rate
21 Nov 2023Bad semen was used on 921 herds nationwide and resulted in lower pregnancy rates.
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Log export prices firm as sales to China pick up
21 Nov 2023Prices for log exports are slowly improving, but a forestry consultant says the sector must find new international markets to reduce its reliance on China.
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Southland ribeye steak judged best in the world
20 Nov 2023A 55-day aged New Zealand-grown, grass-fed beef steak has been named the best in the world.
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Insurer Tower quitting commercial rural sector to focus on smaller goals
The insurance company is quitting the commercial rural sector to 'simplify and improve efficiency.'
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Peony export growers 'picking furiously' in short, sharp season
17 Nov 2023Commercial flower growers are frantically picking their plush, pink peonies to get them off to export markets before they start to bloom.
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NZ onion industry celebrates 'significant step' in exporting to China
17 Nov 2023The onion industry is celebrating a step closer to getting its produce into China but there was still a "little bit of work" to get there.
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