All posts tagged "featured"

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  Must See

  “Give it a go!” – Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the Year

  Alex Ashe, a technical advisor at Farmlands Te Puna, was named Bay of Plenty’s Young Fruit Grower for 2019 at an awards...

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  Agribusiness

  Broccoli and lettuce prices jump

  Broccoli prices more than doubled in January 2019, while lettuce prices rose almost 80 percent, Stats NZ said.

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  News and Views

  Two more health warnings after potentially-toxic cyanobacteria discovered

  Canterbury District Health Board’s Community and Public Health unit has issued two more health warnings after potentially-toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) was found...

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  News and Views

  Funding for massive fencing project approved

  An enthusiastic landowner and the Upper Waitaki Water Zone Committee are working together on a plan that goes above and beyond regional...

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  News and Views

  Horticulture supports harsher penalties for food contamination

  Horticulture New Zealand supports a Member’s Bill that will introduce harsher penalties for people who intentionally contaminate food, or threaten to do...

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  Must See

  Farm safety story book launched in wake of tragedy

  A woman who lost her partner in a farm incident has launched a book to keep children safe on the farm.

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  Farm Management

  Top tips for feeding cows this summer

  Generating and adhering to a daily feeding plan could be the key to getting cows through an expected hot summer.

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  Water storage essential for future resilience

  IrrigationNZ says a recent expert discussion document on drought and climate change highlights that future national planning to improve water storage and...

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  News and Views

  Australia and NZ join forces on plant biosecurity research

  Australia and New Zealand have entered into a new collaboration to strengthen plant biosecurity research.

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  Whos Who

  Port Chalmers farming family helps keep ‘Halo’ free of predators

  With Orokonui Sanctuary nearby and the virgin forest of the Mihiwaka Reserve bordering their sheep and beef farm, Port Chalmers farmers John...