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Beef prices down slightly

23 Sep 05 | EXTERNAL forces play a big part in agricultural markets - oil prices, shipping and exchange rates all have huge impacts on supply and price.

Agribusiness and General - General

Possums go all wobbly

21 Sep 05 | A CONFIRMED case of wobbly possum disease in Makarora, an hour north of Wanaka township, may be the answer in ridding the region from the nocturnal pest.

Agribusiness and General - General

Provinces go with centre-right

21 Sep 05 | WITH special votes still to count, questions remain over the final look of New Zealand’s next Parliament.

Agribusiness and General - General

Lowline bull shortage

19 Sep 05 | LOWLINE bulls are fast becoming scarce commodities, so farmers looking to supplement their herds with Lowline cattle genetics may well be shocked when they seek a willing seller.

Livestock - Cattle

Pig prices up

19 Sep 05 | THE confused state of the pork market is back on track, putting smiles on farmers' faces.

Livestock - Pigs

Feed calf sales peaking

19 Sep 05 | FEEDER calf sales nationwide are right at their peak, with Elders Livestock agent Stephen Hiscock describing the Tuakau, South Auckland, sale, on September 12, as being very buoyant.

Livestock - News

PGG/Wrightson fear

19 Sep 05 | EXECUTIVES behind the proposed Pyne Gould Guinness and Wrightson merger fear losing staff and clients as a result.

Agribusiness and General - General

Stortford Lodge on the move?

19 Sep 05 | A proposal to move the Stortford Lodge saleyards to a new location in Hastings has been welcomed according the man behind the idea.

Agribusiness and General - General

FMG expands market

07 Sep 05 | New Zealand's biggest rural insurer FMG has proven it takes more than a bit of rain to dampen its spirits. Before-tax profit to March 31, 2004, was $12.7 million.

Agribusiness and General - General

More young shearers needed

07 Sep 05 | CREATING a vibrant workplace of young competitive shearers seems to be the way to attract more young people into shearing.

Agribusiness and General - General

Where to on roads and red tape?

07 Sep 05 | Last week, we had a look at party responses to land access and rating issues. This week Straight Furrow asked about regulation and roads. It must be noted that only five parties responded to written questions.

Agribusiness and General - General

Blogs

The worth of water

27 Mar 12 | There is no life without water and as Benjamin Franklin quite rightly said, when the well runs dry, we learn the worth of water. For as long as New Zealand remains sparsely populated our well will never be dry.

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