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Mike Butterick has been confirmed as an associate agriculture minister.

Key areas of responsibility across the primary sector have been delegated to him, including the organics sector, water security and storage, the arable sector, Māori agribusiness and catchment groups.

Agriculture Minister Todd McClay said Butterick brings ...


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By Alexa Cook of RNZ

A group of Hawke’s Bay growers is looking at whether it could take over the McCain vegetable processing factory and save the industry.

McCain is


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By Rachel Helyer-Donaldson of RNZ

Soaring petrol prices could be deepening the cost-of-living divide between urban and rural communities, with new data sug...


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A top trade official expects New Zealand exports entering the United States will face a further hike in tariffs in the next six to eight weeks.

The official warning comes as NZ Winegrowers also told its members to prepare for a hike in tariffs to 15% by the middle of the year.

NZ exports were swept up in a new global 10% tariff un...


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A photo reposted of baleage wrap taken from a cow’s gut by Feilding Farm Meats has again highlighted the need for responsible removal of farm plastics from paddocks.

Kate Short, who owns Feilding Farm Meats with husband Tom, told Farmers Weekly she reposted a photo taken last year to remind farmers not to be complacent about farm plast...


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