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Are dairy calves better off being with their mothers?
Researchers will compare whether dairy calves are better off being with their mums or being reared by people.
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Farmers selling stock, land as 'extreme' drought dries up streams
Parts of Marlborough are experiencing their driest six-month period since 1930, as farmers sell stock and try to cut costs.
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Seeka reports $14.5m loss, less kiwfruit sold
28 Feb 2024The full-year loss compares to a net profit after tax of $6.5m in the 2022 financial year.
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85-year-old Kaipara farmer fined for neglect of animals that had to be euthanised
28 Feb 2024An elderly woman who has been farming all her life chose to ignore the obvious suffering of her livestock, with a judge sending a warning to other farmers in the same position - either retire from…
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The $1m 'counter-offensive' to overturn live animal export ban
Lobbyists, PR experts and lawyers are being paid to counter criticism of animal welfare standards in live exports.
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Audit finds 'major non-conformities' in granting East Coast forests a green stamp of approval
27 Feb 2024The FSC badge is supposed to prove a forest is under responsible management, so some green advocates were surprised when Ernslaw One kept its FSC label, after being fined in court for breaking…
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Kiwifruit growers fight to retain use of chemical spray
The Environmental Protection Authority is holding public hearings this week in regards to its re-assessment of the use of hydrogen cyanamide.
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Agricultural subsidies distorting trade and investment - dairy industry
26 Feb 2024It wants an immediate capping of agricultural subsidies and urgency in reducing them to prevent and correct production and trade distortion.
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Close to 'record dry' conditions start to hit farmers
26 Feb 2024Conditions across Marlborough, Tasman and Nelson are the 'driest in years' say farmers - and are likely to get worse.
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Golden Shears competitor: 'All my family have always competed'
26 Feb 2024Shearing is in the blood for the Wairarapa-based Gordon family who have been competing in the Golden Shears international shearing and woolhandling contest for decades.
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Cyclone-damaged wool scourer 'very close' to full opening after $50m rebuild
26 Feb 2024WoolWorks New Zealand is shaking off a challenging and costly year, as it turns a corner in its Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.
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Ireland, NZ zero-in on source of methane emissions
Both countries face national and market targets to reduce methane emissions - and aim to refine how they are calculated.
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'He's a very good looking pig, that one!'
Rick Martin and Nairn Illingworth farm a drove of happy heritage pigs, and their bacon and porchetta butties have punters lining up at the farmers' market. Audio
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Truck driver takes to the water to reach Marlborough Sounds farms
A large blue truck and trailer unit has become a common sight in the Marlborough Sounds as it's barged to farms to pick up and drop off livestock. Audio
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Horticulture and agriculture will benefit from null segregants re-classification - scientist
23 Feb 2024Null segregants are descended from genetically-modified plant or animal organisms, but don't contain the genetic modification.
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'The orchard's just collapsed'- Kiwifruit growers quit
22 Feb 2024Vines that looked healthy in early summer are either collapsing, leaves are going yellow, or fruit is shrivelling on the vine.
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Fruit orchards get boost in yield from simpler architecture
22 Feb 2024A new orchard planting system that increases yields with a two-dimensional structure is being trialed by Central Otago fruit growers.
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Beekeepers deliver stinging response to Apiculture NZ plan
Apiculture NZ is aiming to double exports to $1 billion by 2030 - but beekeepers are not impressed with the new strategy.
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Bacterial contamination behind bad sire semen
20 Feb 2024Livestock Improvement told its shareholders that bacterial contamination was the most likely cause of faulty semen used in 1127 herds last October.
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Cyclones, challenges in global dairy prices see Pāmu profts plummet
20 Feb 2024For the six months to December the company made a net operating profit of $3 million - that compares to $15m in the comparable half-year.
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Social media reunites Irish student in NZ with stolen notes
19 Feb 2024The power of social media has helped an Irish aPhD student reunite with vital lab notes stolen while she was travelling around NZ.
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Rollout of cameras on fishing boats under review
19 Feb 2024Top fishing company executives and senior officials will meet to discuss challenges and future options for the programme.
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Cherry growers thrilled with 'biggest yield in years'
A stellar summer has made for a great export season of New Zealand-grown stone fruits, including cherries.
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Government gives $20,000 for Top of the South drought events
24 Feb 2024Farmers and growers across Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman are being encouraged to speak to their peers about how to manage drought-like conditions.
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