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Wool market softens
The combined North and South Island Wool Sale offering of 16,850 bales saw a softening in price levels as pressure from urgent shipping requirements came off, New Zealand Wool Services International...
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Nitrate levels ‘must be re-examined’
The Fonterra Shareholders' Council, which represents the cooperative's 10,500 Farmer Shareholders, said it was important for regional councils to work closely with affected farmers and re-examine...
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Fonterra backs DCD voluntary suspension
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd backs the move by Ravensdown and Ballance Agri-Nutrients to voluntarily suspend sales and use of Dicyandiamide (DCD) treatment on farm land until further notice. The...
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DairyNZ hopes DCD solution is found
Industry body DairyNZ has come out in support of Ravensdown and Ballance Agri-Nutrients' voluntary suspension of sales and use of Dicyandiamide (DCD) treatment on farm land until further notice....
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Fonterra CFO retiring
Fonterra Cooperative Ltd says its chief financial officer Jonathan Mason will retire in the next six months and has started an international search to replace him. Fonterra chief executive Theo...
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Green light for safety initiatives
Rural Women New Zealand welcomes two rural road safety initiatives it's been promoting getting the green light. "We have been advocating for safer speeds around rural schools for several years, and are...
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UK farmers get wider choice of NZ sheep genetics
New Zealand's largest red meat genetics company, Focus Genetics, has merged its resources with the UK's leading supplier of sheep technologies, providing UK farmers with a wider range of improved sheep...
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Ripper slashes cultivation time
A VERSATILE 9-tine Jumbo Buster Ripper has slashed cultivation time by 60-90 hours for Northland farmer Sam Burke. Burke milks 330 cows on a 190ha dairy farm on volcanic soil-based rolling hill country...
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Quad bike safety training aimed at farmers
Recent publicity around quad bike and ATV accidents has brought ATVs and their riders’ safety under the spotlight again. Land Based Training realised there was a gap in the market for a practical quad...
View ArticleFertiliser via the stroke of a key
FERTILISER SPREADING speed and accuracy have risen for a Timaru dairy farm manager since he began using Tracmap, the company says. Chris Edge, milking 830 cows on 220ha at Pleasant Point, west of...
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