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Family fined thousands over emaciated state of their cattle
21 Mar 2024Seven cows were found dead at the Quigleys' Waikato farm and three others had to be euthanised.
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MPI proposes cutting 231 staff, MOH looks to cut 180 jobs
21 Mar 2024More than 400 jobs could go as the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry of Health look to cut their budgets.
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Fonterra half-year profit up 23%
21 Mar 2024Underlying profit from the ingredients, foodservice and consumer businesses fell, but were more than offset by a gain the global markets business.
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Interest in agriculture drives sharp rise in enrolments
21 Mar 2024"Lincoln's education and research programmes are leading positive and impactful change in the land-based sectors," its vice-chancellor says.
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Concern over lack of council action to stop fish dying in dried up stream
20 Mar 2024A Mid Canterbury farmer says the council has stopped returning emails and phone calls from concerned locals.
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It might be a drought - but it's part of a 'perfect storm' facing farmers
Farmers are a resilient bunch, but the conditions they're facing are out of the ordinary, the Agriculture Minister says.
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Tomatoes so cheap growers won't break even
18 Mar 2024With tomatoes retailing for as low as $2.99 a kilogram in supermarkets, it's not good news for growers, the industry says.
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Project aims to help mussel beds recover at top of South Island
18 Mar 2024Kaitiakitanga, or guardianship, is driving a project to restore wild mussel beds around the ocean floor at the top of the South Island after years of overfishing.
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'They're all gone': Distraught farmers say fish dying as they wait for answers
20 Mar 2024Farmers say they want to fill the stream with irrigation water but can't get a clear answer from Environment Canterbury.
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RSE workers go to court after some pay packets reduced to zero
16 Mar 2024Money was unlawfully taken for travel, wet weather gear and storage, leaving them wageless, workers claim.
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Young fruit growers climb the hort ladder
16 Mar 2024Country Life - Kaahu Birdling and Jordan Popata are supervisors at a Riwaka orchard where they manage their own teams and embrace the chance to learn about leadership and orchard management. Audio
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From woolshed to bed - two sisters spin their homeware dreams
Country Life - Sisters Kate Cullwick and Prue Watson use lambs wool from the family farm in their business to design throws and blankets. Audio
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The pivotal moment 'godlike creature' Shrek the Sheep was found
14 Mar 2024It has been almost 20 years since New Zealand - and the world - fell in love with a rugged, rural, hirsute South Islander. Audio
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Minister walks back environment announcement experts say is unlawful
15 Mar 2024"It would be unwise to bother," Andrew Hoggard told councils this week, but he says he was misunderstood.
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Auckland lecturer buzzing as she heads to the US to study bees
14 Mar 2024Auckland computer scientist heading to the US to work on predicting stress levels in bees.
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Increase in wine exports and ongoing vine planting predicted
12 Mar 2024It comes in the wake of news across the Tasman where millions of grape vines are being destroyed to rein in overproduction that's crushed grape prices there.
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Government allots $6.2m for passionfruit project in Vietnam
The partnership will have NZ scientists sharing planting practices, post-harvest and processing work, and how to export the high-value horticultural produce.
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Synlait Milk, Nestlé to fund programme cutting greenhouse gas emissions
The partnership will look at pragmatic solutions like emissions-friendly feed options and alternative fertilisers.
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Shareholders' Association weighs in on PGG Wrightson boardroom battle
8 Mar 2024The Shareholders' Association has thrown itself into the thick of a boardroom battle at the rural services company PGG Wrightson.
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'Pretty barren': Farmers desperate for downpour as lake runs low
An irrigation scheme is running dry with only a week's worth of water left.
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Farmer confidence 'still in the gutter'
11 Mar 2024Federated Farmers says it is good to see an improvement in confidence, but it is coming from the "lowest base we've ever had".
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'No turning back' - horse-trekking from Bluff to Picton
Karolin van Onna had been talking about horse trekking the length of the South Island for years and last summer she finally did it. Audio
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MPI aims to slash consultant spend by 34%
The department, which is being asked to find overall savings of 7.5 percent, spent $57.81m on consultants and contractors in the 2022-23 financial year.
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Growers eye sweet spot in the market for locally-grown bananas
8 Mar 2024A Northland horticulturist hopes consumers will soon be able to buy locally-grown bananas in New Zealand.
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