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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Fonterra's North Island, New Zealand site fires up on pellet power
Fonterra's Te Awamutu, North Island, New Zealand site will be running on wood pellets as it takes the next step in its transition away from coal, the dairy co-op said.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
US$67 million to expand New Zealand's aquaculture, says political party
New Zealand's marine farming and aquaculture sectors would get NZ$100 million (US$67 million) for their expansion, the New Zealand First political party vowed.
Monday, August 17, 2020
Aviagen: Ross 450 Club awards top achievers in New Zealand, South Pacific
In July last year, Aviagen New Zealand (NZ) launched the Ross 450 Club to recognise the performances of Ross® 308 SF (slow feather) growers in New Zealand and the South Pacific region.
Friday, August 14, 2020
New Zealand government's surplus pork buy scheme amid lockdown lauded
New Zealand Pork, which is the statutory industry board that works to support the country's pork producers and farmers, has praised the government for devising a scheme that helped the industry through the purchase of surplus pork, which wa ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
New Zealand's Southland cleared of M. bovis cattle infection
Southland was considered the origin of New Zealand's Mycoplasma bovis outbreak in 2017, but today, the country's southernmost region, is infection free, Stuff reported.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
New Zealand's Machi penalised for adding sulfites to ground beef
Food manufacturer and wholesalers Machi, operated by Diversity Foods Limited and based in Auckland, New Zealand, has been fined NZD$10,000 (US$6,700) by local authorities for adding sulfites to ground beef.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Scepticism over New Zealand's plan to get unemployed residents to join agriculture sector
New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries has recently launched a $4.5 million recruitment campaign to fill a 10,000-job gap across agricultural and primary sectors left by the country's prolonged border shutdown due the COVID-19 pandem ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
New Zealand's Golden Bay aquaculture sector sees threefold growth
The mussel industry in Golden Bay, New Zealand is expected to increase threefold and is tipped to require over 100 new employees in the next seven years, Stuff reported.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Demand for New Zealand's whole milk powder leads to higher prices at Global Dairy Trade auction
Prices at a Global Dairy Trade auction rose sharply on the morning of July 8 due to strong demand for New Zealand's biggest export, whole milk powder (WMP).
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
New Zealand pork sector urges government to review policies relating to migrant workers
New Zealand's pork industry is facing a serious manpower shortage and the sector has urged the government to review current policies on skilled migrant workers.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
New Zealand red meat exporters to gain from ASF
New Zealand red meat exports are set to benefit from African swine fever (ASF) as the disease impacted pig herds and restricted pork production across the globe, Newshub reported.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
New Zealand very dependent on animal feed sourced from other countries
New Zealand's agriculture sector's dependence on animal feed from other countries has become more apparent in recent times as the COVID-19 pandemic and drought struck the country.
Friday, June 12, 2020
New Zealand's meat industry joins criticism of EU trade offer
Beef and Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Industry Association denounced a leaked European Union trade offer that retains current small quotas and adds high tariffs for livestock, Stuff New Zealand reported.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
New Zealand livestock farm profits plummets by 20%
New Zealand's livestock farmers will face inflation-adjusted pre-tax farm profits drop by a fifth this year, lower by NZD25,800 at NZD104,400 for the season ending June, reported NZ Herald.
Friday, May 22, 2020
New Zealand government buys 2,000 local pigs weekly
With thousands of pigs in New Zealand unable to be transported to the local market, the government has agreed to buy some of the surplus pork at cost, up to a maximum of 2,000 pigs or 112 tonnes per week, reported Stuff.

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