Agribusiness
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1.3KNZ onion growers and exporters welcome UK-NZ Free Trade Agreement
New Zealand onion growers and exporters have welcomed the signing of the UK-NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA), as the current export season...
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1.4KApplications open for dairy worker border exception
Applications are now being taken by DairyNZ for dairy farmers applying for border class exception which could see 200 dairy farm workers...
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1.4KFeed wheat and barley going strong but uncertainty remains around milling wheat
Below average rainfall across many regions was a factor in the average 3% drop in yields for the six main arable crops...
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1.7KEarly, positive start to New Zealand export onion season
The 2021 New Zealand export onion season is off to an early and positive start.
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1.2KBuyers keep up with bumper arable crops
With total grain production for the 2019/20 season well up over one million tonnes, it’s great to see that willing growers are...
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1.2KTomato shortage follows lockdown
Tomato prices rose 38 percent in August 2020 to a weighted average price of $13.65 per kilo, an all-time high, Stats NZ...
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1.1KDairy sector welcomes govt announcement on migrants
DairyNZ warmly welcomes a government announcement that means some skilled migrant dairy farm employees will be able to return to New Zealand...
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1.2KFarming sector pleased visa changes provide certainty
DairyNZ and Federated Farmers are pleased to see the government announcement that is extending employer assisted temporary work visas due to expire...
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1.2KTwo-pronged approach needed to address dairy staff shortfall
DairyNZ is calling on the Government to work with the dairy sector to address a looming staff shortage for the coming season,...
