Cattle export ban: eye on Indonesia
Cattle export ban: eye on Indonesia
New Zealand's meat industry is keeping a close watch on the situation in Indonesia after Australia suspended live cattle exports because of concerns over animal cruelty.
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Call for discussion of GM
Call for discussion of GM
New Zealand's agriculture industry could be left behind if the country is not open to discussing the issue of genetically modified technology, industry leaders believe.
Dairy farmers warned over effluent
Dairy farmers warned over effluent
Non-complying dairy farmers in Southland might have been told to clean up their act - but the message does not appear to have got through.
Meeting market in unity
Meeting market in unity
John Turner (Mossburn) Services to the meat industry John Turner still constantly thinks about the meat industry. Mr Turner (68), who has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order...
Women are 'half the equation'
Women are 'half the equation'
There have been changes in personnel at Federated Farmers branches across the country after recent annual meetings. Sally Rae catches up with newly elected Otago junior vice-president Eloise Neeley and North Otago president Richard Strowger.
Welfare of animals an issue for all: vet chief
Welfare of animals an issue for all: vet chief
Everyone needs to take responsibility for animal welfare, New Zealand Veterinary Association president Richard Wild says.
Contest winners entered to learn
Contest winners entered to learn
It's all about teamwork for New Zealand ewe hogget competition winners Phill Hunt and Lizzie Carruthers.
Ploughman returns from Sweden
Ploughman returns from Sweden
"Awesome" is how Clinton ploughman Scott McKenzie describes his experience of competing at the world ploughing championships in Sweden.
Top mob wins ewe hogget first prize
Top mob wins ewe hogget first prize
Gimmerburn farmers Tony and Liz O'Neill have won the Maniototo ewe hogget competition.
Demand for top bulls
Demand for top bulls
Quality bulls continue to be in demand at sales throughout the South.
New president after 'fair deal' on farms
New president after 'fair deal' on farms
There have been changes in personnel at Federated Farmers branches across the country after recent annual meetings. Sally Rae catches up with newly elected North Otago president Richard Strowger, and Otago junior vice-president Eloise Neeley.
Excise tax move hailed
Excise tax move hailed
Changes to wine excise tax regulations, benefiting more than half the country's wineries, have been welcomed.
Integrity, beauty and strength
Integrity, beauty and strength
There's something special about a Clydesdale horse. Clydesdale Horse Society of New Zealand president Bill Affleck believes the allure stems from what the gentle giants have achieved in the farming world.
Future's Glowing
Future's Glowing
If you had told former Stewart Island fisherman Dil Belworthy that he would end up owning a chain of clothing stores, he would have said being abducted by aliens was more likely.
Arthur Barnett store returns to Christchurch
Arthur Barnett store returns to Christchurch
An increasing number of mail order inquiries has led to Dunedin-based Arthur Barnett Ltd reopening its doors in Christchurch.
Ninth consecutive rise in commodity price index
Ninth consecutive rise in commodity price index
The ANZ commodity price index has continued to rise - posting a 0.3% increase in May, the ninth consecutive monthly rise in the series.
PGG Wrightson to sell share holding
PGG Wrightson to sell share holding
PGG Wrightson is selling its half-share in New Zealand Merino for $7.625 million, putting the company totally in the hands of its grower shareholders.
Beekeepers hitting back at varroa
Beekeepers hitting back at varroa
Frans Laas has a honey of a job. The Mosgiel man, who breeds bees, is one of only two people involved in commercial beekeeping in New Zealand who artificially inseminates bees on a large scale.
Breeders told 'embrace' Nait
Breeders told 'embrace' Nait
Robert Bulle has a simple message for New Zealand farmers concerned about the National Animal Identification and Tracing scheme - "embrace it".
Introduction of animal tracing system delayed
Introduction of animal tracing system delayed
Implementation of the controversial National Animal Identification and Tracing (Nait) system has been deferred until next year.