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Van der Heyden’s reign as Fonterra’s white knight to end
FONTERRA CHAIRMAN Henry van der Heyden is to step down next year. Van der Heyden says he will ensure a smooth transition for the new chairman to take over.His departure will mark the end of an era for...
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Key wants responsible farms
John Key says there needs to be a balance between encouraging agricultural production and protecting the environment.Speaking at Federated Farmers National Council meeting in Wellington last week, he...
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Greenies flicked by PKE user
GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS hoping to put dairy farmers off palm kernel expeller (PKE) by chaining themselves to boats should think again.Reporoa farmer Alan Wills, a keen PKE user, has cancelled his...
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WE ARE – again – at that moment in the electoral cycle where we get to choose who will be in Government for the next term.Unfortunately, election campaigns nowadays seem to be dominated by the trivial...
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BW all about lifting profit
DON BLUMHARDT (Dairy News, November 8) should know better.As a LIC shareholder councillor he was privileged to be involved in the process of seeing the BW system evolve and have elements fully...
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Feeding the right supplement
DURING THE last few years, there has been a rise in the number of in-shed feeders being used on New Zealand dairy farms. This method of feeding cows has a number of advantages in terms of convenience,...
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Humates add to good grass growth
WHILE NOT classing his farm as organic, Andrew Fraser believes what you put into the soil is what makes the grass grow. He has always used reverted phosphate products and for seven years has added...
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Maize planter ahead on precision
A NEW Väderstad planter, called Tempo, rapidly and precisely plants maize, corn and sunflower.The machine, developed over five years, was launched last week at Agritechnica, Hanover. Production will...
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Higher intake good for density
higher intake capacity in the new McHale F5000 baler series gets top mention by its Irish manufacturer who last week launched this new range of fixed chamber balers at Agritechnica, Hanover, Germany....
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Ford crossover in ‘titanium’
A NEW Euro-made crossover is now arriving on Ford dealers’ yards: the Ford Kuga, available in a range-top ‘Titanium’ edition priced at $53,990 (RRP).“A great performance-driving experience here in time...
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$7m NAIT bill looms
THE TRUE cost of NAIT will hit dairy and beef farmers from next July when they may have to fork out about $7 million to fund most of the ongoing costs of the scheme.Up until now, the government has...
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Weakening dollar to offset price drop
A LEADING economist is predicting the New Zealand dollar to drop buffering farmers from lower commodity prices in the coming year.Dominick Stephens, Westpac’s chief economist, told Rural News that the...
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‘Fruit and veg prices fair’
EAT MORE seasonal fruits and vegetables and take advantage of specials. That’s the message from David Smith, the new chairman of United Fresh, an umbrella body representing growers, wholesalers and...
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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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