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• Turning wasted wood into biochemicals, biofuels seen as 'the future for New Zealand'
  Entrepreneurs hope to turn wasted woody biomass into high-value biofuels, biochemicals or materials at new facilities being proposed for Bay of Plenty […]
• Federated Farmers welcomes National's water storage scheme, says it should go further
  The party is promising $300 million in low-cost loans to build water storage to turn more of New Zealand's rainfall into farm profits. […]
• Country Life: A little place in Taranaki, blooming around the world
  Eric Lander's orchids can be found in vases from Dubai to New York, carefully bred and nurtured from large greenhouses on an old sheep and dairy […]
• Country Life: Former Wellington zookeeper helps Europe's rescue bears
  John Pickard chats to Country Life from the German countryside where the New Zealander has an unusual job helping rescued bears learn to hibernate and […]
• National woos farmer vote with $300m low-cost loans for water storage
  The party wants to make it easier for farmers to collect rainwater when there was plenty of it, then use it to grow crops and feed livestock when cond […]
• Parliamentary committee echoes calls for greater oversight of animal welfare system
  A parliamentary committee has recommended government look into how to improve oversight of animal welfare. […]
• Government probes 'nasty' dog care services, proposes confinement fines
  The proposed regulation will allow SPCA inspectors to issue $500 infringement notices when they identified signs of harm from confinement. […]
• Agriculture industry slow to take up new AI tech
  AWS research found AI adoption across agriculture, forestry and fishing sits just under 40 percent. […]
• Gap grows between powders and fats at Global Dairy Trade auction
  A dairy analyst said the demand for protein ingredients continued to influence sales. […]
• Fears copper thieves targeting pivot irrigators could end up being killed
  A Canterbury irrigation specialist fears thieves targeting large pivot irrigators for their copper wiring may end up being killed. Farms with pivot ir […]
• VentureFruit launches family of apples bred to cope with hotter growing conditions
  ADORE is an umbrella brand covering several apple varieties developed through the Hot Climate Partnership, a breeding programme involving organisation […]