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High pet ownership in China contributes to turnaround in sheep milk fortunes
Green shoots of confidence are returning to the fledgling sheep milk industry.
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Global dairy prices fall to near three month low
3 Jul 2024The average price at the latest auction fell 6.9 percent, the biggest single decline since August last year.
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Mapping Tai Rāwhiti's worst eroding land
7 Jul 2024Gisborne District Council plans to designate high-erosion areas where farming and forestry must cease.
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Ikea's owner buying up New Zealand forests
4 Jul 2024The Overseas Investment Office will allow Ingka Investments to buy 23,495 hectares.
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Vege growers lettuce see inside new state-of-the-art facility
3 Jul 2024Tucked away on a side street, a South Taranaki business has cut the ribbon on a 900 square metre state-of-the-art tunnel house.
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Farmers warned customers' 'voices getting louder' for emissions action
2 Jul 2024Farmers have been told if they snooze when it comes to reducing emissions they'll lose.
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'Things are tight right now for farmers' - ETS changes welcomed
2 Jul 2024The government's decision to delay pricing agricultural emissions and scrap the sector-led He Waka Eke Noa - Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership - initiative has been welcomed by Taranaki…
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Kiwi cheesemakers win big at international awards
1 Jul 2024More than 5500 producers from over 50 countries entered, with NZ cheesemakers taking home 27 medals and two trophies. Audio
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Open-ocean project approved to trial new technologies to farm finfish in Tasman Bay
An open ocean project to trial new technologies for farming finfish has been granted consent to go ahead in Tasman Bay, near D'Urville Island.
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What it takes to bring kiwi back to the capital
29 Jun 2024Drones, transmitters and more than 4600 traps are all being used to "bring back some of the wild things to town". Audio
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Farmer's fight with depression: 'We lost Wayne, bit by bit'
28 Jun 2024Tyler Langford says watching her husband succumb to mental illness was like watching him "disappear before your eyes". Video
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Seeking a slice of the US cheese market: 'It's far bigger than people realise'
26 Jun 2024New Zealand sheep milk company Spring Sheep is vying for a slice of the US cheese market.
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Horror season for many olive oil producers
25 Jun 2024Growers in Wairarapa, Nelson/Marlborough and Canterbury are pressing a third fewer olives than last season.
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Chatham Islands farmers 'desperate' to off-load stock
25 Jun 2024After three months of no shipments to the mainland, farmers are hopeful they will be able to off-load stock soon.
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Law removing future ETS agriculture obligations passes first reading
The government's proposed law change to keep agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme has passed its first reading.
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Record-breaking kiwifruit exports expected to bring big returns
24 Jun 2024Growers are celebrating a bumper season as the kiwifruit industry exports its largest-ever crop.
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Fall armyworm infestation: Eradication ruled out
24 Jun 2024The insect can survive all year round, especially in warmer winter temperatures like in Northland, and the problem is expected to only grow.
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Sharemilker, farmer fined after motorbike crash at stock crossing
21 Jun 2024Sharemilkers put ropes across a West Coast road without significant signage.
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Concerns over median barriers for tractor drivers
20 Jun 2024Those driving tractors say they're facing abuse and being clipped by other drivers who can't pass them because of the median barriers.
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Farmers more confident in themselves, less so about overall economy - survey
19 Jun 2024Farmer sentiment remains subdued and has been for an extended period of time.
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60,000 sign petition calling for ban on live animal exports to be kept
The coalition government is keen to restart the trade with 'gold standard' rules to protect animal welfare.
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Farmer fears reducing stock only way to meet environmental standards
26 Jun 2024"We've been planting, everything is fenced, so I'm not sure where to head to from here," a dairy farmer says.
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Cows euthanised after being found stuck in mud, without water
21 Jun 2024Animal welfare officers visited the Southland dairy farm following a complaint.
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Keeping blueberry and avocado thieves away
Fruit theft is rampant across the country, and sometimes farming equipment is being nicked too, a blueberry grower says.
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