New Zealand Agriculture

AGRICULTURE 5:15PM
Forest & Bird invited to set up drylands park itself CANTERBURY — Federated Farmers has invited Forest & Bird to go into the open market and buy farmland for the Mackenzie drylands park it wishes to establish. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 4:09PM
EW urges caution over winter nitrogen application WAIKATO — Farmers must be very cautious when applying nitrogen fertilisers to pasture during winter, says Environment Waikato sustainable agriculture coordinator Bala Tikkisetty. By Environment Waikato
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AGRICULTURE 4:41PM
Greens celebrate Mackenzie decision OTAGO — The Green Party today welcomed news that the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has won a High Court case challenging factory-style cubicle dairy farms in the Mackenzie country. By Green Party
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AGRICULTURE 3:12PM
Further farming fines of more than $40,000 WAIKATO — Fines totaling $42,000 have been handed down to two Hauraki-based dairy farm owners and a sharemilker in the latest sentencing for dairy effluent offences. By Environment Waikato
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AGRICULTURE 7:31AM
No country for farmers? 20 percent of New Zealand’s sheep and beef farms could be replaced by oxymoronic ‘carbon forestry’, if the ambitions of foreign owned carbon foresters and the Government are realised. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 1:36PM
New plan changes affect silage storage SOUTHLAND — Environment Southland has been working with silage contractors and a working group of farmers to update the existing permitted activity rule for managing the environmental effects of storing silage. By Environment Southland
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AGRICULTURE 1:33PM
EW stepping up effluent monitoring in 2010-11 WAIKATO — Environment Waikato says it will be taking a more intensive approach to monitoring of dairy farms during the 2010-11 season. By Environment Waikato
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AGRICULTURE 7:39AM
Get ready to celebrate the bee Federated Farmers is getting ready to celebrate the many positive attributes of the honey bee, as Bee Week 2010 rolls around next week. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 7:14AM
The 'farm toll' is reducing, argues farmers Federated Farmers has responded to the Wellington Coroner by pointing out a 23 percent reduction in the ‘farm toll’ between 2006 and 2009. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 2:59PM
Synlait Milk goes east with Bright Dairy & Food Co Limited Federated Farmers believes the weakness of New Zealand’s capital markets has been exposed by Bright Dairy & Food Co Limited of China, taking a 51 percent stake in Synlait Milk. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 12:35PM
Dairy farm sale of the century in Waipu NORTHLAND — With only two dairy farm sales in the small rural coastal Northland town of Waipu this century, the forthcoming auction of a high-producing dairy unit with Fonterra shares close to beaches and 1 hour 20 minutes from Auckland city is a significant offering to the market. By Bayleys
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AGRICULTURE 8:34AM
Sheep study finds young mothers have more lambs PALMERSTON NORTH — New research suggests that being a young mother is not a bad thing for a sheep and may mean ewes have more lambs that are just as healthy than those that are older when first bred. By Massey University
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AGRICULTURE 4:02PM
China's got the cash, we've got the brains, let's make lots of money? Federated Farmers believes the medium term priority for New Zealand economic development is to maximise agricultural opportunities in New Zealand, rather than spreading ourselves too thinly by rushing into third countries. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 1:39PM
Prizes Galore for the Rural Community Those thinking about building or renovating have been given an enticing incentive to visit one of New Zealand's newest and most progressive farming websites. By Rural Trader
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AGRICULTURE 12:36PM
Otago University's overseas consumer research 'a wake-up' Federated Farmers is hailing research being published in the journal Food Policy, by University of Otago’s Associate Professor John Knight and colleagues, about consumer preferences in New Zealand’s largest European export market. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 2:48PM
New Zealand's biggest spring clean gets Fonterra sites in 'peak' condition The nation's largest spring clean is underway. By Fonterra
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AGRICULTURE 10:52AM
Dairy Women's Network Appoints New General Manager and Trustees The Dairy Women’s Network announced today it has appointed a new General Manager, Dr Nita Harding, to the position of General Manager. By Dairy Women's Network
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AGRICULTURE 10:12AM
Super insect villain finally meets its match Federated Farmers is congratulating scientists at the Crown Research Institute, Scion, for pursuing a biological control agent for the spectacularly named Australian pest, the Gum Leaf Skeletoniser. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 7:46AM
CraFarm saga reaches the end, perhaps Federated Farmers is calling for perspective on the sale of the 16 remaining CraFarm properties, for which the international tenders close tomorrow afternoon. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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AGRICULTURE 7:34AM
Prices fall in globalDairyTrade event The gDT-TWI index was down 13.7% after the latest globalDairyTrade trading event. By Fonterra
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AGRICULTURE 4:27PM
Momentous day for Fonterra Cooperative Group Federated Farmers is hailing the decisive 89.85 percent vote in favour of the final leg of Fonterra’s capital structure review as the most momentous thing in the Cooperative’s history, since it was formed in October 2001. By Fonterra
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AGRICULTURE 2:34PM
Signs and Code a step in the right direction Federated Farmers and the Walking Access Commission today launched a new signage initiative for walking access across private land. By Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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