Speech – New Zealand Government

New Zealand is a world leader in agricultural and horticultural production. Its important that we have support systems and safety standards that match our world leading reputation for quality primary sector production. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

A one-day conference in Rotorua this Thursday (16 May), supported by Federated Farmers, will take land owners through the economics of bioenergy, which could become a big part of New Zealands energy future. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

May 14 (BusinessDesk) – The government has signed off a levy on kiwifruit exports to help cover the cost of managing the outbreak of the Psa vine bacteria, and will hand over management of the disease to industry. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Police

A mother dealing with the fallout of having a son addicted to so-called legal highs says many young people are under the false belief that because the items were able to be sold legally, they must be safe. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Mountain Clubs

Trampers and mountaineers call on the government to establish and fund the Mackenzie Country Trust, proposed by the Mackenzie Shared Vision Forum today to protect biodiversity and tussock landscapes on 100,000 ha of private land in the Mackenzie Basin. Read more »

Press Release – Environmental Defence Society

The Environmental Defence Society welcomes todays public launch of the Mackenzie Agreement in Twizel by Conservation Minister Nick Smith. Read more »

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

The irrigated land area has increased in the past five years by an area the size of lakes Taupo and Te Anau combined, Statistics New Zealand said today. Read more »

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

Food prices rose 0.2 percent in April 2013, but were down 0.1 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. The rise in April 2013 follows decreases of 1.3 percent in March and 0.3 percent in February. Read more »

Press Release – Profit Focused Farming

First the long drought, then the torrential rain farming in Northland isn’t for the fainthearted! It takes guts to keep going in spite of the weather, the high dollar, and rising prices. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Samples of the new K2 synthetic cannabis products that hit the market today to replace products banned yesterday have already been purchased for testing, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne said today. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers health and safety spokesperson Jeanette Maxwell will discuss the work to improve quad bike safety on farms and, more importantly, the Federations steps towards reducing the rural suicide rate in FarmSafes rural safety conference … Read more »

Press Release – Rural Women New Zealand

Rural Women New Zealand welcomes the announcement of two telenursing scholarships for Maori nurses to help deliver health services in isolated rural communities. Read more »

Press Release – DairyNZ

A recent study has found using the plant hormone gibberellic acid as an alternative to nitrogen fertiliser in late winter and early spring can significantly improve pasture growth at a time when dairy farmers start grazing stock more heavily after … Read more »

Press Release – Grain and Seed Trade Assn

A snap change to government import rules for brassica seeds has caught New Zealand producers on the hop as they prepare for sowing the high value crops. The new rules, including mandatory fungicide treatment, mean significant delays to shipments and … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Cuts to frontline conservation staff, combined with reduced biosecurity funding, could have serious implications for New Zealands market gardeners and for our native flora, Labours Biosecurity spokesperson Damien OConnor says. Read more »

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington

The New Zealand Governments Natural Resources Sector and Victoria University of Wellington, in association with the Sustainable Business Council, are convening a conference to build on the momentum of the June 2012 Transit of Venus Forum. Read more »

Press Release – Green Party

Foods that need to be irradiated to remove pests should not be imported into New Zealand, the Green Party says. Read more »

Press Release – TomatoesNZ

Tomatoes New Zealand today called on the Government to ensure irradiated Australian tomatoes and capsicums supplied to New Zealand retailers are clearly labelled. Read more »

Press Release – Enviroment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury today announced it has recently allocated over $280,000 of funding to biodiversity projects across the region through the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS) Immediate Steps Fund, Environment Canterburys Biodiversity Fund … Read more »

Press Release – Science New Zealand

Anthony Scott, chief executive of Science New Zealand, says that todays announcement of a world class agricultural research and education Hub to be developed at Lincoln, near Christchurch, is highly significant in the drive to enhance New Zealands … Read more »