Archive for January, 2010

NZ Wool Industry: Merino Growers Weight Levy Replacement

Merino growers met last year in the wake of the rejection of Meat & Wool NZ’s wool levy to consider a separate impost for …

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Water Conservation: Fears Mackenzie Basin Will Derail Water Reforms

Close observers of the water policy reform process are deeply concerned the Mackenzie Basin intensive farming proposal could derail the wider intentions of the …

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Farm Input Prices: Fertiliser supplies may run short, prices likely to rise

Agricultural lender Rabobank is warning the sudden drop in farm spending on inputs such as fertiliser may leave the industry short of supply for …

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Factory Farming: Mackenzie proposal on first Cabinet meeting agenda

Cabinet meets for the first time this year on January the 19th and high on the agenda will be consideration of calling in the …

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