Read contract terms carefully
Small seed growers are urged to carefully consider terms offered by merchants this year and seek legal advice where necessary, as the difficult harvest highlights the challenges of growing modern ryegrasses. Atrocious weather at harvest dashed many South Island cropping farmers' hopes of a bumper harvest. The problem has been exacerbated by...
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Kiwi ingenuity revives fungi farm
What goes around comes around. Just ask Wanganui mushroom farmer Leighton Minnell.
Delivering wool harvest integrity
The ShearNZ programme for integrity and traceability in wool harvesting launched last month will bring long-term benefits to the country's fibre farmers.
Industry shakeup - DIRA regulations
This year started with another discussion document out from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) on the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (the DIRA) and...
Downward trends, but no disaster
The Canterbury rebuild could bring new challenges to New Zealand's economy, while internationally softening commodities markets will have an impact on farms,...
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Society aims to take show national
The June 6 Eastern Horticultural Field Day will quickly become a national event, says Hawke's Bay A&P; Society general manager Brent Linn.
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Resolving disputes in Sharemilking Agreements
In the January National Farming Review, Federated Farmers legal advisor, Sean O'Sullivan discussed the conciliation process for dispute resolution when a...
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Chicken feed, it's for the birds
When Ross Mitchell and Jock Webster joined forces in 1972 to farm together, little did they realise what the partnership would lead to.
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A fickle summer, westerlies and tropics
The relaxing of the current La Nina over the next few weeks should continue to allow anticyclones to take a path across central and northern parts of the country...
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Council comparison does not stack up
Waikato-based farmers Martyn and Marie Sing are Federated Farmers members, but they also belong to a less desirable group - the 10K Rates Club.
Christchurch should consider partial asset sales...
Christchurch City Council should consider partial asset sales in view of the likely cost of rebuilding its city, Prime Minister John Key says."I think they should...
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Should Tweed Shire Council waive all parking fines given out in Tweed Heads during Cooly Rocks On?
This poll ended on 15 July 2011.
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No
This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.
To reform or not to reform
Whether it is a costly car racing event or an even more costly new stadium, there are millions of ratepayers' dollars spent each year on projects most councils...
- Variation 6 means change
- Hearing necessary to retain farmer wins
- Keeping Kiwi interests at heart
- Land and Water Forum - setting limits
