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FemLINKPACIFIC Rural Women’s Day 2013: Food Security
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:32:25 +1300 | femLINKPACIFIC
Improving the overall status of rural women is more than just a social welfare project. It requires the recognition that rural women’s needs and concerns including great disparities in income and quality of life.More >>
Multi-million dollar Northland rural landholding on mark
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:12:10 +1300 | Bayleys
One of Northland’s biggest privately-owned rural landholdings - with a combined rateable valuation of $14.25 million - has been offered for sale. More >>
25th Sharemilker Celebrations Begin
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:50:33 +1300 | New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards is holding a special event to launch the 2014 awards programme and kick-start celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the New Zealand Sharemilker of the Year competition. More >>
Happy World Food Day?
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:26:57 +1300 | Aotearoa Human Rights Lawyers Association
We all love to eat, but make sure that as you celebrate World Food Day today you spare a thought today for those who don’t have enough to eat. ‘Across the world 842 million people still suffer from chronic malnutrition, including a growing number ...More >>
New Zealand under scrutiny on WORLD FOOD DAY
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:16:28 +1300 | GE Free NZ
New Zealand must protect its export reputation and environment by recognising the value of our grass fed animals and GE free food production in the world market. It is vital to maintain our point of difference and counter threats to our export future ...More >>
Overseas experience to boost FMD preparation
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:17:46 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced that a delegation of 10 veterinarians, farming leaders and MPI staff will take part in foot and mouth disease (FMD) training in Asia next year to experience working with the disease first hand.More >>
KPMG - Evolving a truly customer-centric industry
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:52:59 +1300 | KPMG
New Zealand’s primary sector needs to develop a customer-centric approach to its marketing – by creating products with unique attributes that are sought after by global consumers.More >>
Dairy product prices fall 1.9% at GDT auction
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 06:25:19 +1300 | BusinessDesk
Oct. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Prices of dairy products fell for the first time in three sales at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, led by butter and whole milk powder. More >>
6 EU Member States keep doors open to banned carbon credits
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:40:29 +1300 | Carbon Market Watch
At today’s meeting of EU Environment Ministers, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Spain refused to extend the EU-ETS ban on industrial gas offset credits to their national greenhouse gas reduction targets, prompting concern that some EU ...More >>
Have your say on aerial application of a herbicide
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:57:41 +1300 | Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Authority is calling for submissions on an application to allow the aerial spraying of the herbicide GF-2574, also known as Tordon PastureBoss. More >>
Dairy convictions send a powerful message
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:35:25 +1300 | Federated Farmers
Following the conviction and fining of farmers under the Resource Management Act, Federated Farmers supports the legal role regional councils play in protecting the environment.More >>
UC researcher looking at impacts of intensive farming
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:25:37 +1300 | University of Canterbury
A group of University of Canterbury (UC) postgraduate students is investigating changes in soil carbon on intensive dairy farms. Biology PhD students Gabriel Moinet and Anna Zakharova and masters student Sam Murray want to know if soil organic carbon ...More >>
The Waikato region to see an influx of horse enthusiasts
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:16:20 +1300 | Equidays
Over 400 horses, some of New Zealand’s top riders, and thousands of visitors will make their way to Mystery Creek Events Centre this week for Equidays, held 18 to 20 October.More >>
Record fine for deliberate dairy pollution
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:21:28 +1300 | Waikato Regional Council
The Waikato region has seen its largest ever fine imposed for deliberately discharging dairy effluent to a stream. The stream involved flows directly to the Waikato River. More >>
Com Com Report on Review of Fonterra Milk Price Manual
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:57:59 +1300 | Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has today released a draft report on its statutory review of Fonterra’s Milk Price Manual (Manual) for the 2013/14 dairy season. The Manual sets out the methodology for calculating the farm gate (base) milk price, which is ...More >>
Guy: Greyhound Racing Association AGM
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:38:23 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Since your last AGM we now have a new Chair for the New Zealand Racing Board. In July I announced Glenda Hughes as the new independent chair person. More >>
Sentencing in dairy cattle cruelty case welcomed
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 17:10:16 +1300 | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has welcomed the sentencing of former Mid-Canterbury dairy herd manager Kevin Smith More >>
One month till Showtime
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:23:41 +1300 | Canterbury A and P Show
It is New Zealand’s biggest and best Agricultural and Pastoral Show and its back to celebrate all things rural. With the countdown on for this year’s Show, it’s time for all Cantabrians to come together to celebrate all that is great about the ...More >>
Fertilising in spring
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:07:37 +1300 | Waikato Regional Council
Spring is a time for fertilising farm paddocks. To get the best bang for their buck with fertiliser and protect the environment, farmers should take care with how much they apply, when and where.More >>
China ‘dreaming of a white river of milk’ – industry report
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:13:01 +1300 | Rabobank
China’s demand for dairy imports is set to grow for at least the next two years, as its local milk production struggles under structural change in the supply chain, a new industry report has found.More >>
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