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      <title>Supermarket dumps out cheese for Oz product</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2011 00:17:40 +1000</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&amp;objectid=10750137</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Australian supermarket chain Coles has dumped New Zealand as a supplier for its house brand cheese.]]></description>
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      <title>Hunt on to find new Fonterra boss</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 5 Mar 2011 21:18:12 +1100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&amp;objectid=10709576</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The hunt is on for a new boss at the country's biggest company - dairy co-operative Fonterra.

Chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden yesterday said chief executive Andrew Ferrier had indicated 
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      <title>NZ $ may be at ceiling...</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:24:21 +1100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&amp;objectid=10602779</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The New Zealand dollar may struggle to push higher from a 14-month high this week as speculation grows for more aggressive rate hikes in Australia and after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said US monetary conditions would be tightened as growth returned.]]></description>
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      <title>Dairy footprint smaller than in 1940s</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:06:04 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2009/feb/555.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With all the talk of carbon footprints these days it is interesting to note recent research from Cornell University has found that today's dairy farmers actually have a smaller "footprint" than their predecessors.]]></description>
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      <title>Downturn may be ending but upturn not assured</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:05:10 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2009/feb/666.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Households, businesses, banks and policy-makers should be thinking how they can influence recovery and ensure it is sustainable, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today.]]></description>
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      <title>Mixed bag at North Island wool sale</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:04:27 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2009/feb/777.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reports prices at today's auction of North Island wool in Napier were mixed as demand for some types was negated by a higher New Zealand dollar.]]></description>
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      <title>Does planting near vineyards increase birds</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:03:39 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2009/feb/888.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the increased plantings of vineyards throughout New Zealand the problem of grape damage by birds has become a huge problem.]]></description>
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      <title>Ignorance or stupidity??</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:02:24 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2009/feb/999.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[string of recent incidents where farmers have committed what amounts to environmental vandalism without a resource consent has bemused and disappointed Environment Southland's compliance staff.]]></description>
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      <title>Logging industry signs accord to improve road safety</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:01:22 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/aug/806.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Log truck operators and forest owners have today signed an updated Log Transport Safety Accord designed to further improve the safety of all road users. Since the accord was first signed in 2001 ... ]]></description>
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      <title>Board for Fast Forward named</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:45:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/aug/807.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Seven outstanding people have been appointed to the New Zealand Fast Forward board, Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said today.]]></description>
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      <title>Solid growth in primary industries expected</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:16:09 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/aug/808.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Farmers will not be surprised by a forecast released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry today, says president of Federated Farmers Don Nicolson. 
MAF is forecasting solid growth for the primary sector over the next five years despite the tougher immediate economic outlook both internationally and locally. 

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      <title>Footbath could save bees and end varroa mite</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:05:23 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/jul/809.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest world wide threats to honey bees, the varroa mite, could soon be about to meet its nemesis. ]]></description>
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      <title>NZ wool price strengthens</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:04:30 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/jul/810.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reports that prices at today's wool sales strengthened in most types between two and five per cent.]]></description>
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      <title>Vaccine against neospora moves a step closer</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:33:05 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/jul/811.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An effective vaccine against a parasite-borne disease called neosporosis may be a few steps closer to development, thanks to US scientists and cooperators.]]></description>
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      <title>Record profit for fertiliser company</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:32:12 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/jul/812.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ballance Agri-Nutrients has reported an impressive result for its financial year ended 31 May. 
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      <title>Water policy will mean fewer trees planted</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:36:11 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/jul/813.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[If the government's proposed new water policy goes ahead in its present from, it is likely to result in fewer new forests being planted.]]></description>
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      <title>Farms still selling well in south of NZ</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:44:07 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/jul/814.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The rural property market continued to outpace the residential property market in June with continued strong prices and sales, according to REINZ National Councillor and rural spokesperson for the Institute Mr Peter McDonald.

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      <title>David Skiffington wins young farmer title</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:43:25 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/jul/815.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Part-time farmer and stay-at-home dad David Skiffington from Manawatu is the 2008 National Bank Young Farmer of the Year.

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      <title>Forward contracts could help boost NZ wool price</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:43:02 +0100</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.farmnews.co.nz/news/2008/jul/821.shtml</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Woolgrowers consigning their wool to the new forward contract initiative introduced last year by New Zealand Wool Services International Limited (WSI) will benefit from a premium of between $15 and $30 per bale, says the company.

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