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<title><![CDATA[The Passing of "Mr Poplar":]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Christiaan Willem Schmeil van Kraayenoord 1923-2012 
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimism for booming sheep industry]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sheep are becoming the new gold, says PGG Wrightson Waikato auction sales manager Neil Lyons.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten grand for a black singlet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It’s costing more than $10,000 each, but that’s the price New Zealand’s top shearers are paying for the chance to represent their country at the World Championships in Masterton in four weeks’ time.

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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Judges critique dairy awards entrants]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Judging has begun in the rigorous process to select the winners in the 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards from the record 525 entrants.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Farmers urged to register now for NAIT]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[People in charge of cattle and deer can now register for the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme, set to be mandatory for cattle from July 1, 2012, and deer from March 1, 2013.
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crafar legal challenge underway]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Sir Michael Fay-led bid to stop the sale of the Crafar farm estate to China's Shanghai Pengxin is underway at the High Court at Wellington.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World champ to judge NZ's best lamb]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of New Zealand’s fastest females on a bike, 2011 Supercross World Cup Champion, Sarah Walker, will judge the 2012 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd Golden Lamb Awards (aka the Glammies) in Wanaka on March 9.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hollywood mogul pays $20m for NZ properties]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Film giant James Cameron is believed to have paid about $20 million for two large rural Wairarapa properties. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fieldays seeking rural innovations]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The highly regarded Innovation Competition celebrates New Zealand ingenuity by showcasing the latest innovations at the largest agricultural exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bird hoaxer to pay hefty costs]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The man who caused a flap among bird watchers by faking a new breed of hawk has been handed a hefty fine for his antics – and has been told he will have to cover costs as well.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Law change possible says Key]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister John Key says the Government would look at changing the law to limit foreign ownership of productive land if there is growing public concern.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NZ hands tied thanks to FTA]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[If the New Zealand government had declined the Shanghai Pengxin purchase of the Crafar farm it could have faced an international law suit for breaching its free trade agreement with China, says University of Auckland law professor Jane Kelsey.
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rural Women campaign to target school zone speedsters]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rural Women New Zealand applauds a new campaign by Southern District police to enforce the 20kmh speed limit past a school bus that has stopped to let children on or off, and is calling for the campaign to be rolled out nationally.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insiders tipped to buy Dairy Holdings]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dairy Holdings looks set to stay in New Zealand ownership with existing shareholders said to be buying the remainder of one of the country's largest dairy groups.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ministers "set up open season" on NZ Farmland]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The decision by two Government ministers to sell the Crafar Farms to the Shanghai Pengxin Group is wrong in law and, if not overturned by Judicial Review, sets up open season for any foreign buyers wanting New Zealand land, the Crafar Farms Purchase Group said today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Crafar farm sale to Chinese group approved]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Government ministers have confirmed approval for the sale of the Crafar farm estate to Chinese bidders Shaghai Pengxin.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key plays down Crafar deal concerns]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister John Key says he would not have a problem with state-owned Landcorp running the 16 Crafar farms under Chinese ownership. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Halal deal reopens Malaysia trade door]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New Zealand has hopes of regaining its $31 million beef trade with Malaysia now that it has resolved a six-year dispute over halal slaughter. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New professor agribusiness at Waikato]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Internationally renowned researcher and  frequent contributor to public debate on agriculture, Dr Rowarth will join the University of Waikato Management School in March as Professor of Agribusiness.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consultation on milk pricing, raw milk regulations]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Consultation has opened on the Government’s proposed response to reviews of Fonterra’s farm gate milk price setting and the Raw Milk Regulations.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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