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More than 400 evacuated RSE workers soon to have accommodation
21 Feb 2023More than 400 workers from the Pacific evacuated to a Napier church should be able to return to more permanent accommodation in the next few days.
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PGG Wrightson half year profit dips, company warns of challenges for agriculture sector
21 Feb 2023The PGW Board revised its forecast full year operating earnings in response to the volatility in the macro operating environment.
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Cyclone 'hasn't destroyed all our food producing capacity' - Agriculture Minister
20 Feb 2023Cyclone Gabrielle has devastated some growers and farmers, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says, but he's optimistic about markets in the long term. Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Efforts under way to support farmers, growers
20 Feb 2023Hawke's Bay farmers have been left with slips, rocks and slash across their land, trees in orchards were ripped out and properties covered in silt as the cyclone ripped through.
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Feed shortage looms for farmers after Cyclone Gabrielle
20 Feb 2023It is feared some farmers have had their valuable winter feed crops completely wiped out by Cyclone Gabrielle, which will cause further headaches in the coming months.
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Cost of produce set to increase after cyclone damage, Agricultural Minister warns
18 Feb 2023The cost of annual produce is set to increase following cyclone Gabrielle, agricultural minister says.
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Northland farmers face big costs in wake of cyclone
18 Feb 2023Northland farmers are counting the cost of Cyclone Gabrielle, as the clean-up reveals the scale of the damage.
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Concerns for missing rural residents as outages continue
Rural Support Trust has fears for people still unaccounted for in flood-affected rural Hawke's Bay communities, where communication and access is still a major challenge.
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Expect kūmara shortage this year, Northland farmers warn
17 Feb 2023Areas of rural Northland are still struggling with flooding, power outages and slips - days after Cyclone Gabrielle hit the area.
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'Devastating at our age': Distraught grower faces starting orchard from scratch
Growers are pleading with the government for a recovery package after Cyclone Gabrielle turned vast swathes of fertile land into pulp.
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'They love her': Cows respond to farmer's plea to swim for their lives
16 Feb 2023"Come on girls, come here," Kylie McIntyre urgently calls. In the foreground a herd of cows fights against the current, focused on her voice.
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Families search for news on isolated East Coast farms
16 Feb 2023As Cyclone Gabrielle moves away from New Zealand, thousands on the east coast are left dealing with the aftermath that is causing anguish and logistical problems.
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Government provides $4m to rural and farming recovery
15 Feb 2023Farmers, growers, whenua-Māori owners and rural communities will receive an initial $4 million for recovery efforts from Cyclone Gabrielle.
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'Far higher than last time': Farmer furious as forestry slash again leads to massive flooding
15 Feb 2023There is widespread damage to farms across the North Island with those in parts of Gisborne and Hawke's Bay particularly hard hit and forestry slash is once again being blamed for some flooding.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Farmers shifting stock, relying on generators
13 Feb 2023Some Northland farmers are using generators to keep their dairy sheds running, as the ferocious weather causes widespread power outages in the region.
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$2m trial to test efficacy of regenerative farming for crops, vegetables
The government is backing a research project on regenerative farming practices of arable and vegetable crops in Hawke's Bay.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Farmers urged to prepare for storm
10 Feb 2023Ground in parts of the North Island is already sodden from storm in the upper North Island late January and Cyclone Hale in Tairāwhiti and Wairarapa earlier in the month.
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'One of worst seasons in 10 years' - Weather sees honey yields turn sour
9 Feb 2023Honey yields are predicted to be well down this season compared with the 10-year average of 19,000 tonnes.
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NZ socks may soon help Ukrainians cope with winter on top of war
A Wellington man is aiming to send a minimum of 1000 pairs of New Zealand strong-wool socks to Ukraine to help locals coping with freezing temperatures.
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Herb added to cows' grazing crops reduces farm nitrogen escaping into waterways - research
9 Feb 2023The tall stalks and black heads of plantain could help clean up the country's waterways, according to a dairy industry trial.
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New dragon fruit varieties may be opportunity for Far North growers
Moves by a New Zealand based company to commercialise three new dragon fruit varieties could present opportunities for growers in the Far North.
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DairyNZ chief executive resigns, will leave job in June
8 Feb 2023Tim Mackle has not announced his next move after resigning from the role he held for 15 years.
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3422 beehives destroyed in year due to disease
8 Feb 2023American Foulbrood disease weakens and kills honey bee colonies and once they become infected they never recover.
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Farming couple strive for a work-love balance
Feature - Kirsten and Holly Landreth work together on Thornicroft Station in the Strath Taieri valley as they advance their careers - and plan a family.
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