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A Northland stock and station agent seeking compensation for lost business has had his application denied by the Government.

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The Pork Industry Board has set up a new welfare audit system for pig farms as it moves to quell criticism over its advice to farmers to keep any welfare breaches secret.

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MAF will on Monday begin a new scheme aimed at bobby calf welfare.

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ACT Party agriculture spokesman David Garrett is weighing in on the farming and foreign ownership debate, taking aim at the Green Party.

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Quad bikes are one of the most useful farming tools available, but sadly, also one of the biggest contributors to injuries and accidents.

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Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has done what most pundits were picking and raised the Official Cash Rate 25 basis points to 3%.

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A leak out of the Pork Industry Board has revealed pig farmers were advised to deliberately flout the Official Information Act to avoid public scrutiny.

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Federated Farmers isn’t letting up in its campaign against the Emissions Trading Scheme, this time taking aim at the threat of carbon forestry to our sheep and beef industry.

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ASB's Market Update as of Wednesday 28 of July with Rural Economist James Shortall.

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New regulations around air gun use are being met with widespread approval.

The Government has announced law changes that will require owners of high-powered air rifles to hold a firearms licence.

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