http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Agriculture headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2012 APN HOLDINGS NZ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:05 +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=10784036&ref=rss The avocado industry is testing technology to prevent fruit ripening in transit that it hopes will open up markets in Europe.Two thousand trays of fruit were exported to France in December packed in shipping containers fitted with... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10783813&ref=rss Consumers worried about the price of milk will find out this month whether a parliamentary investigation into the high-profile issue will resume or get the can.The retail price of milk has become a hot topic, with a Consumer NZ... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10783132&ref=rss If you've eaten hangi food, you might be surprised to know that what's usually on your plate tells only part of the story of traditional Maori food. Most of these offerings were adopted by Maori after the arrival of the Pakeha. Even... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10783273&ref=rss Xenophobia over Crafar sale galling Labour leader David Shearer went up in my estimation when he declared Waitangi Day a politics-free zone, "a time when we come together as a nation to celebrate our cultural diversity and everything... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10783172&ref=rss A precedent for future New Zealand land sales will be set if the Crafar farms sale to the Shanghai Pengxin Group goes ahead, the lawyer mounting a court challenge against the purchase says.Milk New Zealand Holdings, a subsidiary... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:06:16 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10783169&ref=rss The construction sector is likely to be the foundation of healthy growth in the New Zealand economy over the next two years, with rebuilding after Christchurch's earthquakes only part of the lift.Bank of New Zealand senior economist... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:48:22 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10783136&ref=rss Shareholders of Dairy Holdings Ltd, which owns 58 dairy farms in the South Island, have bought shares owned by the collapsed South Canterbury Finance (SCF) and others.Chairman Bill Baylis said earlier that transactions were due... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:39:07 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10782967&ref=rss A Northland man killed after his tractor rolled while he was towing an effluent tanker on a farm near Dargaville has been named.He was 50-year-old Frank Oud from Tangiteroria.Mr Oud, a contract milker, was towing an effluent tanker... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:20:45 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10782943&ref=rss New Zealand commodity prices rose for the first time in eight months in January, led by aluminium and dairy products, though the high kiwi dollar wiped out the benefits in local currency terms.The ANZ Commodity Price Index rose... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:41:19 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10782871&ref=rss A German pensioner who had kept a tub of lard in his cupboard for 64 years, took it to authorities who pronounced it very much fit for consumption - if a little tasteless.Retired chemist Hans Feldmeier, 87, told AFP he had received... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:17:04 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/agriculture/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=10782548&ref=rss A renegade seal had the cattle rustling at Taieri yesterday.The New Zealand fur seal was spotted around lunchtime on a farm near Berwick in Otago."One of our workers gave me a call and said the cows were acting a bit funny, so... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +1200