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Goodhew: Rural Women NZ conference dinner

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:00 +1200 | New Zealand Government

In looking through the entrants for your Enterprising Rural Women Awards 2013, it is clear that rural women run a wide spectrum of diverse businesses based on the land and in the villages and towns throughout New Zealand. I acknowledge also the ...More >>

Super-sized Ministry not working

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:39 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party

The National Government’s formation of the ‘super’ Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is basically flawed, given the failures in the vital areas of trade and biosecurity, Labour’s Primary Industries spokesperson, Damien O’Connor, says. More >>

High-Calibre Judging Panel For Farm Environment Awards

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:24:24 +1200 | Ballance Farm Environment awards

This year’s judging panel consists of Jacqueline Rowarth, Professor of Agribusiness, Waikato University, Warwick Catto, Head of Research and Environment, Ballance Agri-Nutrients, Chris Kelly, CEO, Landcorp, Paul Lamont, Regional Manager, Rabobank, Jamie Strang, ...More >>

Minister Must Act on Issues in China

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:35:50 +1200 | ACT New Zealand

ACT New Zealand Primary Industries Spokesman Don Nicolson today congratulated the Minister for Primary Industries for fixing the problem with his Ministry’s customs certificates in China and called on him to take a similar personal interest into ...More >>

Enterprising Rural Women Award 2013 winners announced

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:16 +1200 | Rural Women New Zealand

Rural Women New Zealand is delighted to announce the winners of the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2013, following an award ceremony at the opening of the Rural Women NZ national conference in Christchurch yesterday evening.More >>

Innovations Centre brings to life Kiwi can-do attitude

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:19:06 +1200 | National Fieldays

The Fieldays Innovation Centre Competition is the perfect forum for inventors to introduce their primary industry themed, ‘homegrown’ designs to a local and global audience.More >>

Exports to China back on track

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:46:00 +1200 | Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is hugely relieved the meat export impasse in China has been resolved, but believes New Zealand and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) need to take a hard look in the mirror.More >>

NZ meat cleared to move from across Chinese wharves

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:05:28 +1200 | Businesswire

May 23 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand meat has been cleared to move across Chinese wharves as soon as next week though the administrative logjam has been sheeted home to the Ministry for Primary Industries.More >>

MIE secures farmer mandate for meat industry reform

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:46:41 +1200 | Meat Industry Excellence

A week after meetings in Te Kuiti and Gisborne, Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) has secured a farmer mandate to pursue a value and growing meat industry. More >>

MPI working to clear meat to China

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:38 +1200 | Ministry For Primary Industries

New export certificates are being issued to release containers of meat products held up at the Chinese border, the Ministry for Primary Industries said today. More >>

Resolution of New Zealand meat exports to China

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:21 +1200 | New Zealand Government

A resolution has been agreed which should see authorities clearing New Zealand meat exports to China from next week, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced. More >>

Fertiliser Company Helps Curb Pollution in Rural Red Zone

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:40:05 +1200 | Joint Press Release

A group of South Island farmers have rallied together to improve their environmental practises and protect their land and waterways. Environment Canterbury (ECAN) has declared the Upper Waitaki region a red zone because the nutrient levels in the Ahuriri ...More >>

Many questions remain unanswered in NZ King Salmon case

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:29:48 +1200 | McGuinness Institute

Wendy McGuinness, Chief Executive of the McGuinness Institute, believes resource management processes are not up to the standard New Zealanders expect and deserve. More >>

‘Farmy Army’s’ John Hartnell Honoured

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:26:56 +1200 | Federated Farmers

John Hartnell, the driving force behind Federated Farmers’ ‘Farmy Army’, received the New Zealand Order of Merit today. Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, John organised farmers from around the region, now coined the ‘Farmy Army’, to ...More >>

Agribusiness Innovation and Growth 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:20:29 +1200 | University of Waikato

New Zealand’s agritech sector is a $3 billion industry, generating export sales in excess of $700 million a year. Top players in the sector are gathering in Hamilton on the night before Fieldays for a mini-symposium on agribusiness and innovation. ...More >>

Dollar Pushes up Local Wool Prices

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:17:35 +1200 | Wool Services International

New Zealand Wool Services International Limited’s General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the local market lifted significantly for the 10,400 bales on offer at the South Island sale this week. The weakening NZ dollar, particularly against ...More >>

New president for Federated Farmers Rotorua-Taupo

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:23 +1200 | Federated Farmers

Following Federated Farmers Rotorua-Taupo Annual General Meeting, Alan Wills has been elected provincial president following the retirement of Neil Heather. “What Neil has done over the past few years will be a hard act to follow but I shall give ...More >>