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New community hubs to help protect Hawke's Bay residents during disasters
30 Sep 2023Rural communities in Hawke's Bay will soon be better prepared for disasters thanks to new facilities designed to help them cope when they become isolated.
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Cost of food thrown away soars to $3.2 billion a year
27 Sep 2023Increasing cost food meant the overall value of food being put in the bin rose to $3.2 billion a year, a survey suggests.
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NZ cannabis company now exporting strains around the world
27 Sep 2023A medicinal cannabis company says illogical legislation has stopped it supplying product for New Zealand patients and it's exporting its East Coast strains around the world instead.
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Bremworth offers 10-year contracts for strong wool producers
27 Sep 2023Bremworth chief executive Greg Smith said the contracts would hopefully give generational security to sheep farmers.
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Hawke's Bay nursery looks to recover from cyclone with new business model
25 Sep 2023A nursery flooded during Cyclone Gabrielle is adapting its business to help farmers withstand future extreme weather events.
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Synlait Milk profit falls 111 percent after 'highly challenging year'
The results come less than a week after A2 milk cancelled its exclusive supply agreement with Synlait.
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Passion unfurled at a butterfly house in Hope
Ian Knight has a passion for monarch butterflies which he has turned into a thriving business. Audio
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Fonterra reports net profits nearly triple
21 Sep 2023Dairy cooperative Fonterra's net profit has nearly tripled to $1.6 billion.
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New Zealand King Salmon returns to profit with new farming strategies
The farming firm is back in the black after increases in mortality rates caused by warming coastal waters hit fish stocks and profits.
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M. bovis rediscovered after NZ reached no known cases
21 Sep 2023Mycoplasma bovis has been found on a farm in Selwyn, just months after the country reached no known cases of the cattle disease.
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Strawberry grower facing shortage of plants turns to vege production
21 Sep 2023Heavy rainfall destroyed around four million young plants at the country's three main propagators at Bay of Plenty nurseries earlier this year.
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Half a century on from first planting of world famous Marlborough wine grapes
20 Sep 2023It has been 50 years since the first commercial wine grapes were planted in Marlborough, when Montana Wines founder Frank Yukich claimed wine from the region would become world famous.
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Hurunui District Council grants permission for new helipad
20 Sep 2023It is hoped a new helipad in a rural North Canterbury town will make it easier for emergency helicopters to land.
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A2 Milk cancels exclusive supply agreement with Synlait
18 Sep 2023Dairy company A2 Milk has cancelled its exclusive supply agreement with specialty milk producer Synlait after its delivery fell "below the level required for Synlait to maintain such exclusive…
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Sealord moves to acquire Christchurch-based Independent Fisheries
Fishing company Sealord has entered into an agreement to buy Independent Fisheries, which could make it New Zealand's biggest seafood business.
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National to free up rules around rural water storage, growing crops
14 Sep 2023Farmers will no longer need a resource consent to build water storage in most situations if National is in power, spokesperson Todd McClay says.
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Government funding for silt removal drying up in Hawke's Bay
14 Sep 2023The Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association says the slow-down of work to remove silt and debris on cyclone-hit orchards could cost the region, its people and the economy if not finished soon.
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Farmers want investigation into rural banking
Farmers deserve assurances their banking systems are operating in a fair and proper way, lobby group Federated Farmers say.
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'Sheep of the Future' breeding programme touted as transformational
13 Sep 2023The programme aims to breed sheep with finer wool, greater tolerance for hot weather, lower methane emissions and top quality meat traits.
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Spring vege supply expected to be plentiful, price rises to ease
13 Sep 2023The supply of spring vegetables should be plentiful and massive price hikes seen a year ago are not on the cards, according to a grower group.
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Farmers warned to cover cuts, wash hands as leptospirosis cases increase
Hawke's Bay farmers are being reminded to cover cuts and grazes and to wash their hands after an increase in leptospirosis cases.
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New Zealand wins trade dispute with Canada over dairy access
6 Sep 2023An independent panel has ruled that the dairy quotas were improperly used to keep out dairy exports and protect Canada's powerful domestic industry.
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Global dairy prices up 2.7% in first rise for four months
6 Sep 2023The average price in the global auction increased 2.7 percent, regaining some ground after hitting a near five-year low in August.
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Dairy sector faces trade and infrastructure hurdles, despite export growth
The dairy sector continues to struggle with significant trade barriers, costs and infrastructure challenges, according to a new report.
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