September 30 has been agreed in principle by Silver Fern
Farms and Shanghai Maling as the revised date to meet
Overseas Investment Office approval for their joint venture.
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Category: Farming
Young twins already veterans in showing stock
Like all parents, Julia Eden just wanted her children to
learn how to read.
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Winter scene
The first rays of sunshine warm a mob of sheep below Mt Roy,
on the shore of Lake Wanaka, following a 4deg frost.
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Strong surge in farmer confidence
Farmer sentiment has taken a big upwards bounce in the latest
Rabobank rural confidence survey.
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Connecting all dairying women
When the decision was made to convert their Southland sheep
farm to dairying, Katrina Thomas knew nothing about cows.
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Winter feed pays dividends
Johnny Duncan’s fodder beet proved unbeatable in the
Maniototo Young Farmers Club’s recent winter feed
competition.
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Massive milestone for cheese factory
Staff members at Fonterra’s Stirling cheese factory have been
celebrating a production milestone.
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Venison prices rise
This year’s spring peak in venison prices to deer farmers
will be the highest in four or five seasons even if further
currency appreciation “knocks the top off”, Deer Industry
New Zealand says.
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Southern dairy event
Bounce Forward was the theme of last week’s South Island
Dairy Event (Side) held at ILT Stadium Southland in
Invercargill.
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Video: Fieldays shows strength of rural sector
Is the rural sector really in such a state of doom and gloom
as many would have us believe? Dominic George and Pat
Brittenden look to last week’s Fieldays to find an answer.