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Greens: Treasury Cuts Put Agriculture In Harms Way

Friday, 3 February 2012

bio security signThe Green Party is warning that Treasury’s cost-cutting advice to the government could see biosecurity at the border reduced if adopted, but Federated Farmers say the greens are barking up the wrong tree.

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Fonterra Moves To Soothe Farmer TAF Concerns

Friday, 3 February 2012

fonterra_logoFonterra has held another round of farmer meetings this week, seeking to sooth shareholders’ concern over the Trading Among Farmers capital proposal.

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Wairarapa Farm Sales A Titanic Opportunity - Feds

Thursday, 2 February 2012

A top Hollywood director is making New Zealand his home – and he’ll be donning gumboots too.   

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Rural Women Call For 20kph School Bus Campaign

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

school busRural Women New Zealand is calling for a campaign by Southern District Police to enforce the 20 kph speed limit past school buses to go national.

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Feds Aim To Bring Down The Death Toll

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Federated_Farmers_logoTwo recent quad bike accidents, in Northern Canterbury and at Tokomaru Bay, have heightened awareness of farm safety.

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Future Dairy Cow Judges Learn From The Best

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Hundreds of cattle enthusiasts gathered in Fielding last week for the fourth Dairy NZ Event. For breeders it was the end result of years of breeding and months of preparing their animals for the show. Dozens of future judges gathered to learn from one of the best - Canadian cattle judge, Brian Carscadden. Benedict Collins has the story...

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ASB Market Update with Grant Abbott

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

ASB Market Update as of Friday 27th January with Grant Abbott - ASB General Manager, Rural Segment.

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Mark's Blog

We Aren’t Out Of The Weather Woods Yet

Friday, 12 August 2011

If recent history is anything to go by, we are entering a very tricky time in the farming year...

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Genevieve's Blog

Christmas In A Country Town 80 Years Ago

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

The Christmas countdown is on! And the excitement in all those small country towns around the world is building as rural meets urban in the holiday preparations. Here’s what Christmas was like in a snowy, small country Canadian town 80 years ago, as remembered by my father, Clare Westcott.

Picture this: I was seven years old. It was 1931.

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Mandi's Blog

Training – A NATIONAL Disaster?

Friday, 12 August 2011

When three senior Cabinet Ministers can openly state that they do not see the value of training on their farms, I can only imagine what sort of support they give their trainees as mentors and educators.....

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Canterbury A&P Show

Canterbury Agricultural Park, Wigram Road, Christchurch  (Christchurch)

10am Wed, 14 Nov 2012 - Fri, 16 Nov 2012

Celebrating 150 years in 2012, the Canterbury A&P Show is three full days of livestock, entertainment and attractions, indoor and outdoor exhibits, feature marquees and pavilions.

All the very best of rural life combined with live music, competitions from gourmet oils to wines, top Kiwi chefs and excellent food and wine... it could only be the Canterbury A&P Show.

It’s where country comes to town in a spectacular mix of colour, excitement and competition – a true celebration of everything great in New Zealand.

Includes the Food & Wine NZ Pavilion – display of the finest produce, gourmet food and wines. Includes medal winners from the International Aromatic Wine Competition and New Zealand Gourmet Oil Competition.

Plus with Show favourites like the barnyard babies in the City Farmyard or the new mothers and lambs in the Sheep Maternity Ward, this year’s Show is not to be missed.

It’s New Zealand’s biggest and best A&P Show!

Phone: 03 343 3033
InfoLine: 0800 800 970
info@theshow.co.nz

More info: www.theshow.co.nz

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