Land Use News Centre
The latest Land Use headlines from New Zealand’s top rural news outlets.
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New Zealand's horticulture industry adapting to meet climate change challenges
by TIM NEWMAN on 19 September 2019 at 5:00 pm
New Zealand's horticulture industry is well-placed to adapt to a changing climate - so long as there's enough water to go around. […]
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How did farmers become public enemy number one?
by RACHAEL KELLY on 19 September 2019 at 5:00 pm
Farmers say perceptions don't reflect the good work they are doing in New Zealand. […]
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Stortford Lodge: Demand for store lambs still strong
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz on 18 September 2019 at 11:59 pm
Store lambs met strong demand and ewes with lambs at foot also rose at Stortford Lodge yesterday.Cricklewood Station, Wairoa, had 224 ewes with good terminal […]
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Worm detective wants to find a better way to combat worms in sheep
by GEORGE HEAGNEY on 18 September 2019 at 11:29 pm
Massey University PhD student Seer Ikurior is on the hunt for a new way to detect worms in sheep. […]
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Run of strong sheep and beef prices puts spring in step
by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz on 18 September 2019 at 11:26 pm
Sheep and beef farmers continue to walk with a distinct spring in their step, with prices remaining strong.The longer daylight hours and rising ground […]
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Symposium focused on combating myrtle rust
on 18 September 2019 at 9:00 pm
The recent Myrtle Rust Science Symposium discussed solutions to battle the invasive rust disease which is attacking iconic species such as pōhutukawa and […]
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Deer velvet company's carob-filled capsules 'backfired enormously'
by HAMISH MCNEILLY on 17 September 2019 at 5:05 am
Deer velvet products were supposed to be "twice as good", but didn't contain what was stated on the label, a court has heard. […]
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Investors hopping into horticulture
by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 12 September 2019 at 11:30 pm
Low interest rates are driving record enquiries for cash yielding real assets, says the rural syndicate property investor MyFarm Investments. Within three days […]
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Tough season calls for livestock health
by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Julie Wagner, Ravensdown animal health product manager) on 12 September 2019 at 12:57 am
In this season we are again asking a lot of our stock. If we don’t look after them they may suffer flow on effects to their health, wellbeing and […]
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Reducing stress on in-lamb ewes
by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 12 September 2019 at 12:51 am
Most of the ewes that make up the New Zealand ewe flock are high performance animals, many of them sitting on a metabolic knife-edge as they get closer to […]
