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Fonterra's Richard Allen named Young Executive of the Year
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McClay: Blame me if no India trade deal this term – not Luxon
Luxon made the promise of an agreement last year.
Fonterra upgrades milk price forecast to a record $10/kg
Fonterra has upgraded its milk price to a mid-point of $10/kg.
Coromandel agritourism business wins supreme award
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Dairy prices lift in mixed GDT auction
Dairy prices lift again despite a mixed result at the latest auction.
Dairy dream: How to navigate the path to farm ownership
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Exports up, imports flat in September quarter
Goods exports were up 4.4% on the year before.
No meat chickens in avian flu scare, sales unlikely to fall
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'It's really quite scary': Ground zero at Otago chicken farm bird flu outbreak
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All poultry exports on hold until NZ eradicates bird flu outbreak
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Yealands Estate Winery founder dies aged 76
Peter Yealands has died at 76 leaving a lasting legacy in wine.
Could biochar be the wonder product for forestry and farming?
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Shelling out: How taxpayer spent $52m buying into a loss-making mussel farm
Shane Jones defends Crown investments into struggling Ōpōtiki aquaculture firm.
NZX milk futures surpass $10/kg on China demand
'The market has improved, and it’s favourable for New Zealand.'
Taxing farm animals’ farts and burps? Denmark gives it a try
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Historic London meat market to close by 2028, city authorities say
Money saved, prime real estate freed up but 900 years of history ended.
Medicinal cannabis grower Puro seals Australian deal
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Hastings beverage manufacturing facility in liquidation owing $2.8m, staff let go
Production has been suspended while a buyer is sought.
China's dairy boom is fading: What it means for Fonterra
Sales at the top three dairy companies have dropped by 9-13% in the first half of 2024.
'It hurts a lot': Locals react to potential closure of iconic pie business
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Berry determined: Plan to regrow tonnes of strawberries in flood-hit Esk Valley
Donald lost 60,000 strawberry plants in Gabrielle. He has received help to grow again.
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Rabobank says US President-elect Donald Trump's return could disrupt world trade.