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Strawberries leave MAF red-faced
FARMERS ARE concerned that imported strawberry seed kits went on sale without proper biosecurity checks.HortNZ president Andrew Fenton says the situation is serious and urges people to destroy Buzzy...
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Synlait milking it with baby formula sales
THE FIRST product from Synlait’s new $100 million infant formula plant will appear on supermarket shelves in Shanghai in the next fortnight. The factory was officially opened last week by Trade...
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Bank launches $60m young farmer fund
A NEW $60 million scheme, designed to help more young people own or have a financial interest in a farm, has been launched by ANZ.The bank says it will offer unsecured loans of up to $50,000 in a bid...
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Kiwifruit merger vote
THE PROPOSED merger between kiwifruit companies Satara and Seeka will be voted on by Satara shareholders this week.The amalgamation is an effort by the post-harvest operators to help the kiwifruit...
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‘Clean and green strategy invalid’
THE DAYS of selling New Zealand products based solely as 'clean and green' are gone, says Federated Farmers vice president William Rolleston.He believes the "real fundamentals" are good science, secure...
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Motion to disaband MLA voted down
A MOVE by Australian beef producers to wind up the industry's umbrella body, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), has failed.A motion filed by Australian Beef Association received support from only...
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Funding for bio farming
THE DAIRY industry is funding a scoping study into biological farming systems.DairyNZ will sponsor the study by New Zealand Biological Farming Systems Research Centre (NZBFSRC). The study will identify...
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Farmlands eyes 50 stores
RURAL RETAILER Farmlands says it has taken another step in its quest to become the North Island's dominant player.The rural co-op will open its 47th store in Inglewood, Taranaki on January 30 when it...
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Dry, Taupo north: need to feed
AS Greenpeace launches its annual attack on dairying's use of palm kernel, drought is looming over key agricultural areas, threatening to put pressure on feed availability.NIWA's latest National...
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National’s win brings TAF closer to fruition
THE RE-ELECTION of a National-led Government has boosted Fonterra’s chances of sewing up the TAF (trading among farmers) proposal by the end of next year.Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden hopes to...
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Naki’s brightest spark
FONTERRA'S NEW director David MacLeod, South Taranaki, has been wired into the dairy industry for over two decades.When he left school he took up an apprenticeship as an electrician and much of his...
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HOKITIKA CO-OP Westland Milk Products has reiterated its $6.60-$7/kgMS forecast for 2011-12.The announcement, made last week at its annual meeting in Shantytown, contrasts with Fonterra's late October...
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Water restrictions loom
ABOUT 3500 Waikato farmers will soon require resource consent to take extra water for dairy shed use.A recent Environment Court ruling has paved the way for the Waikato Regional Council to implement...
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Dairy prices tipped to swing
DAIRY PRICES will continue to fluctuate as economic uncertainty grips the EU and the US, says Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden."I think we will see prices up and down, there is no trend...
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Dairy Awards entry deadline looms
WITH ELEVEN days still to go until entries close, the 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards have already attracted over 400 applicants.National convenor Chris Keeping says 403 entries had been...
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Euro worries see wool back 4%
CONCERNS OVER Europe’s economy has hit wool consumer and processor confidence, making many buyers stand out of the market, says Wool Services International.That resulted in an average 4% easing in...
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Fieldays bookings ahead of last year
Site applications for 2012 New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays are 13% ahead of last year and already 88% of sites are sold, say organisers.Businesses are securing more space for the event which...
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Gent elected to Southern Cross
FORMER FONTERRA director Greg Gent has been elected to the board of Southern Cross Medical Care Society, New Zealand’s largest health insurer with around 830,000 members.Gent retired from Fonterra’s...
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Chill technology boosts supply chain efficiency
MEAT EXPORTER Alliance Group is among companies trialling new refrigeration technology shipping line Maersk says will cut annual CO2 emissions by 500,000t.“This innovation should deliver an improved...
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Early Christmas present for dairy farmers
FONTERRA HAS upped its forecast payout for the 2012 season 20c/kgMS to $6.90-$7.00 for a fully shared up farmer.The revised forecast comprises a Farmgate Milk Price of $6.50/kg milksolids (MS) and an...
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