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Rise in farm deaths 'bitterly disappointing'
Last year was a 'bitterly disappointing' year for farmers, with the number of deaths nearly doubling to 17, Federated Farmers says.
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Govt turns down Crafar farms bid
The Government has turned down Hong Kong listed Natural Dairy NZ's controversial bid to buy the Crafar dairy farms from receivers in a deal thought to be worth about $200 million.
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Rain a farmer's wish come true
Rainfall over the past few days has made a Waikato farmer's "wishes come true", but he warns its effect will not be immediate.
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Meat workers pay not docked - CEO
Silver Ferns Farms has hit back at complaints that workers at its Te Aroha plant had their pay deducted for observing a two-minute silence to remember the Pike River miners.
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Pay cut for two-minute silence
Staff at a North Island freezing works had their pay cut for the official two-minute silence to remember the 29 miners killed in the Pike River mine.
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Waikato, Ruapehu officially in drought
David Carter has declared a drought in the Waikato and Ruapehu District, saying recent rainfalls appear to have had little effect on dry pastures.
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Drought set to cover upper North Island
An official drought already declared for Northland could spread to much of the upper North Island.
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Fonterra boosts payout while weather woes grow
Dairy giant Fonterra is boosting its billion dollar forecast payout to farmers.
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Fonterra lifts payout by 30c
Fonterra has this morning announced an increase in its payout forecast for the 2010/2011 season by 30 cents per kilo of milk solids to $6.90.