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Canterbury sharemilker fined for effluent - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Canterbury sharemilker fined for effluent
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Environment Canterbury officers inspected the farm located at Flemington, near Ashburton, on October 10, 2008 and found that effluent from a travelling ...

Pylons win the day - Stuff.co.nz

Pylons win the day
Stuff.co.nz
One of the major opponents of Transpower's grid upgrade says he felt there was no choice but to sell the family farm of 90 ...
Farmers say fight for compo 'like Maori struggle'New Zealand Herald

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An edge on excellence - The Dominion Post

An edge on excellence
The Dominion Post
In just two years as 25 per cent sharemilkers on a family-owned farm near Masterton, they have built up savings and assets of $150000. ...

Cow cubicle scheme's backers offer new options - Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz

Cow cubicle scheme's backers offer new options
Stuff.co.nz
Liquid effluent would be piped from each dairy farm to centre-pivot irrigators, where it would be mixed with irrigation water and sprayed onto land. ...

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Pasture weevil spreads to south - Stuff.co.nz

Pasture weevil spreads to south
Stuff.co.nz
They were discovered last month at the Gore showgrounds, Gore racecourse and two dairy farms between Gore and Mataura. The weevil fed almost exclusively on ...
Clover pest confirmed in SouthlandRadio New Zealand

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Rule changes will ruin region, says society - New Zealand Herald

Rule changes will ruin region, says society
New Zealand Herald
"Anyone will be be able to open a shop, takeaway, cafe, battery chicken farm, tourism business and many other commercial activities anywhere in the ranges ...

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US loosens payment rules for food sales to Cuba - TVNZ

US loosens payment rules for food sales to Cuba
TVNZ
Farm sales were exempted in 2000 from the long-standing US embargo on Cuba so long as Havana pays in advance for the goods and the money is handled by a ...

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Big Sky farm settlement due in May - The Southland Times

Big Sky farm settlement due in May
The Southland Times
A settlement of the $30 million liquidation and receivership of Big Sky farm near Patearoa in Central Otago ...

Activist: Peaceful protest had failed - Stuff.co.nz

Scoop.co.nz

Activist: Peaceful protest had failed
Stuff.co.nz
Leason's career, farm and family depended on him being found not guilty, with the group justifying the attack in the belief it would protect the life of ...
Waihopai Ploughshares Trial: Day ThreeScoop.co.nz (press release)

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Northland dairy industry awards announced - Radio New Zealand

Northland dairy industry awards announced
Radio New Zealand
Mark Clements, who won the Northland farm manager of the year, runs a 320ha farm at Kaeo, milking 650 cows. The winner of the region's dairy traineer of the ...
Winners Found In Northland Dairy AwardsScoop.co.nz (press release)

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