Business

A complex, well-run operation

Stocking rates are high on award-winning Wairere Station. By Tony Leggett.

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Ag show harder to justify

Following a series of Covid-induced disruptions, Fieldays 2022 was different - as predicted. By Glenys Christian.

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Chinese market has changed

The market in China is changing rapidly with the effects of Covid and government policies. By Hunter McGregor.

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Was high inflation avoidable

Warnings were made about the likelihood of rising inflation, then along came Covid-19 measures followed by a war in Europe. By Dennis Wesselbaum.

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The Monopoly principle

Investments in farm development can be compared to the game of Monopoly, Kerry Dwyer writes.

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Meat processors respond to GHG plan

What did the red meat industry have to say about the Government’s ag emissions plan? Joanna Grigg picks out a few highlights from submissions from Silver Fern Farms, Alliance, ANZCO and Ovation.

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Ticking the boxes with hemp

Hemp offers opportunities for people to get into a whole different area of primary production, but present law limits possibilities. Rebecca Greaves reports.

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Delivering delectable lamb

The daughters of a Marlborough high country farming couple have created a sustainable family business offering Merino lamb direct to consumers. Rebecca Greaves reports.

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On a roll with wool

After school, it was a choice of working in a bank or picking up the shearing handpiece for a young Northland woman. Shearing won. By Glenys Christian. Photos: Malcolm Pullman.

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