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August 11
Younger buyers showing interest as thousands of farmers approach retirement
Many farmers are getting close to pension age and contemplating what to do with the family farm, especially if it is in sheep or beef.
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August 5
Agriculture sales the single biggest driver of rise in national result
Regions doing the “heavy lifting” are those with a strong agricultural base, such as Southland, when it comes to small business sales growth in New Zealand, Xero says.
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August 3
Wool growers to benefit from India market
NZ strong wool is in hot demand, Associate Agriculture Minister Mark Patterson says, following his recent trip to India.
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July 15
Waihola dairy farmers expand battle to control rabbits
The rabbit population is booming in Waihola.
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July 15
Snow blankets region as winter hits
As heavy rain flooded coastal Otago to begin last week, parts inland were transformed into spectacular snowy scenes.
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July 15
Grower speaks from experience on farm safety
As farm injuries go it was fairly tame but dismounting from a tractor came at a price for Leeston arable farmer David Birkett.
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July 14
Ploughman hit by shipping delay
Southern ploughman Mark Dillon is scrambling to get his tractor and plough to the world championship in Croatia after being hit by a series of shipping delays.
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July 8
Lay of the land
An El Nino weather pattern is anticipated to bring hotter, drier and windier periods to East Otago this spring.
Rural Life Other
July 8
El Nino to have ‘significant’ impacts
El Nino has been officially declared, and Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) expects the climate phenomenon to intensify into one of the strongest on record.
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