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Skellerup posts 7 percent lift in full-year profit
17 Aug 2023A strong performance in its industrial divisions arm has helped the rubber goods manufacturer to a $50.9 million net profit.
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Global dairy prices fall 7.4 percent overall in latest auction
Dairy prices crashed to their lowest levels in nearly five years at the Global Dairy Trade auction overnight, led by a 10.9 percent fall in the price of whole milk powder. Audio
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Dairy farmers prepare for 'tight times' as GDT prices crash
16 Aug 2023Dairy farmers still carrying debt fear for their viability while more established players are going over their budgets with a fine-tooth comb. Audio
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$17.5m full-year profit strong result in volatile market, PGG Wrightson says
Rural supplies business PGG Wrightson (PGW) has posted what it calls a strong result in the face of bad weather, easing prices, and volatile conditions.
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Lambing taking off on end-of-runway farm
13 Aug 2023The paddocks on James Thomson's city limits sheep farm are starting to look like the arrivals lounge at Christchurch Airport during the school holidays. Audio
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Maramataka another layer of diversity to a Bay of Plenty farm
Mohi Beckham is helping to turn a tired and depleted land into a fertile and productive farm. But the benefits extend to more than just the land. Audio
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Supreme bacon brings home supreme prize for Hawke's Bay butcher
13 Aug 2023Wild Game owners Jordan and Varnnah Hamilton-Bicknell were named Supreme Winner in the bacon and the ham categories of the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Awards. Audio
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Gin distillery fizzes with plans for home-grown juniper
A Kāpiti distillery is trialling growing juniper berries to bring even more of a home-grown, sustainable vibe to its artisan gin. Audio
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'No ill-will' intended but US group unhappy over NZ lamb exports
A US lobby group is calling for increased tariffs on New Zealand lamb in a bid to help the struggling local industry.
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Growers concerned lack of sun in Auckland is harming quality
11 Aug 2023Auckland fruit and vegetable growers are worried that lack of sunshine is harming the quality of their produce and lowering its value.
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Kiwifruit recalled in US after routine sampling found listeria
10 Aug 2023Zespri said it had traced the kiwifruit to two orchards and all fruit from those properties had been put on hold.
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'It's been tough': Some olive growers struggle with harvest
Extreme weather and the spread of disease have seen some North Island olive growers ditch harvesting altogether this season.
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Piggery effluent polluting stream near Te Aroha - regional council
8 Aug 2023Waikato Regional Council successfully sought a court order to stop a pig farm discharging effluent into a waterway but that has not stopped the problem.
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The woes of wool: 'Find someone who's making money, I'll shake their hand'
The Detail - Wool was once the backbone of New Zealand's agriculture industry but now farmers are struggling to make any money from it. What happened?
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'They really are a problem': Fence aims to stop destructive pest spreading
6 Aug 2023Kilometres of fence line have been laid in Rotorua as part of an attempt to halt potentially millions of dollars in wallaby damage.
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A conversation in the cookhouse
6 Aug 2023Country Life talks to Jen Chrisp who cooks for the shepherds at Puketoro Station, carrying on the cookhouse tradition of New Zealand's extensive and remote back country farms. Audio
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Lower Chinese demand prompts Fonterra to cut milk price payout range
Fonterra has slashed its milk payout forecast for the coming season by 12 percent because of reduced Chinese demand.
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How one woman's 'childhood dream' led her to a Kiwi dairy farm
5 Aug 2023Country Life - Imagine a love for cows that pulled you 10,000 kilometres down to the bottom of the world. Audio
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Half price natives - and planted for free
5 Aug 2023Country Life - Landowners in Karamea are not beating around the bush when it comes to riparian planting. Audio
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T&G Global posts loss in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
The produce exporter has reported an interim loss after a difficult half year following the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Zespri files civil case in China over unauthorised production and sale of gold kiwifruit
3 Aug 2023Zespri's chief executive said the legal action was a significant step in protecting the investment made by New Zealand producers in developing the licensed kiwifruit varieties.
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Mycoplasma bovis: Last known infected property declared disease free
New Zealand has no farms infected with cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis with the last property being cleared of cattle and declared disease-free.
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Truffles rotting as wet weather hampers harvest efforts
31 Jul 2023Growers have been out since early June harvesting the fungi, but wet weather has hampered progress.
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Forestry sector pleased by ETS changes, but not confident
27 Jul 2023A reset of the Emissions Trading Scheme is a step in the right direction, but not enough to restore confidence in the forestry sector, the Forest Owners Association says.
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