Dairy farm sales drop 29% as tighter lending conditions weigh
Dairy farm sales slumped by almost a third over the past year.
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Warning issued by Ministry for Primary Industries.
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Kiwi cannabis firm harvests first crop from 5000 plants
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Fonterra farmers urge MPs to unshackle cooperative
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Let's join forces on climate change, says visiting Dutch PM
New Zealand and the Netherlands join forces in taking action against climate change
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Focus Live: Government announces plan to clean up our waterways
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A tiny fruit fly was found in an Auckland suburb. NZ spent $4m to get rid of it.
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Explainer: Why NZ can't afford to mess with China
China and NZ's relationship has been of mutual benefit since it signed FTA in 2008.
NZ Made campaign rolls out 'New Zealand grown' labels
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Queenstown entrepreneur launches world first deer milk beauty product
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Dairy product prices rally, led by milk powder
Dairy product prices rose at the Global Dairy Trade auction.
Otago farmers increasingly adopting 'fertigation'
The new way of applying fertiliser is cited as having environmental benefits.
Ngāi Tahu backs out of Agria deal, takes direct stake in Wrightson
Ngāi Tahu has taken direct ownership of 27.4 million Wrightson shares.
Canada's marijuana industry so hot it's importing workers
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Small Business: Growing hemp for food and cars
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