http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Agriculture headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:00:04 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=16 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10633069&ref=rss The companies behind a bid for factory farming in the MacKenzie Basin are "gaming" the resource consent process, says Environment Minister Nick Smith.Smith said the companies have applied for separate consents to use water, discharge... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:37:52 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632982&ref=rss A plan by three companies to create intensive dairy farms in South Canterbury's MacKenzie country has been shelved because the consent process is too costly.Five Rivers Ltd, Southdown Holdings Ltd and Williamson Holdings Ltd applied... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632940&ref=rss Proposals to have thousands of cows housed in cubicles - facilities which critics have labelled as factory farming - have been ditched.Three firms - Williamson Holdings, Southdown Holdings and Five Rivers - have withdrawn their... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10633000&ref=rss A plan by three companies to create intensive dairy farms in South Canterbury's MacKenzie country has been shelved because the consent process is too costly.Five Rivers Ltd, Southdown Holdings Ltd and Williamson Holdings Ltd applied... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:12:34 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632786&ref=rss New Zealand dairy farmers are failing to clean up their act, according to the latest audit of the sector, with effluent rule compliance getting worse in the past year.Agriculture minister David Carter, Fonterra and farmer groups... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:51:59 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632687&ref=rss So why exactly do farmers need fast broadband?It's pretty simple, says Hamilton dairy farmer John Bluett - time and money.Bluett has two farms milking about 920 cows, with one using broadband and the other on dial up."As... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632649&ref=rss A rival to the Bluff oyster being farmed in the Marlborough Sounds is proving popular but the Bluff industry says it is no real threat to its iconic product.The harvest of the Tio Point oyster is beginning this week for supply... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632610&ref=rss Kaitaia's drought has not eased but careful water conservation is expected to pull the town through its long water-shortage crisis.Far North District Council asset and infrastructure manager David Penny was optimistic this week... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632324&ref=rss Taranaki-based Organic Dairy Limited, owned by New Zealand Organic Dairy Farmers Co-operative, has gone into receivership owing an estimated $15 million and costing about 30 jobs.Receivers were appointed on Friday and the Okato... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:07:26 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632187&ref=rss Farm prices and sales volumes have collapsed in the last two years as the withdrawal of easy bank lending has dried up farmers' appetites for capital gains, fresh figures show.The slump in the number of transactions is expected... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:50:25 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10632068&ref=rss Talks begin in Melbourne today to lift what began as a 2001 pact between New Zealand and Singapore to a powerful "new generation" regional free trade deal that the United States has made a top trade priority.The US is already... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:42:38 +1200