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• Rural parents voice fuel concerns ahead of new school term
  High fuel prices hit harder in rural communities because of a lack of public transport options and long travel times, Rural Women's chief executi […]
• NZ's medicinal cannabis ecosystem hopes to harvest value-add opportunities
  The budding medicinal cannabis sector is struggling to put down roots and another specialist processing factory is set to close. […]
• Fonterra's Mainland Group sale lifts Pāmu Farming's dividends to Crown by $10m
  It comes after the historic sale of Fonterra's consumer brands business. […]
• 'No mean feat': Envy apples surpass $1 billion in global sales
  The milestone is believed to be a first for a New Zealand apple brand. […]
• Cashed-up dairy farmers urged to spend wisely
  Fonterra's thousands of shareholding dairy farmers are being encouraged to spend their Mainland Group capital return wisely with a focus on farm […]
• Fonterra farmer-shareholders 'bank the good times' with Mainland sale payments
  How will Fonterra's thousands of farmer-shareholders spend their $400,000 Mainland payments? […]
• Farmer caused death of 140 animals, banned from future ownership
  A thousand sheep were also underfed, many also suffering from worm burdens. […]
• a2 Milk drops profit forecast due to supply chain disruptions
  Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk says supply chain disruptions are making it difficult to meet Chinese demand. […]
• Supply chain crunch raising price of agricultural goods, rural retailers says
  "We know even if there was resolution on Monday, the impact on the supply chain is going to last for quite some time," Farmlands says. […]
• Country Life: Crunchy, crispy cranberries
  What it takes to grow cranberries on New Zealand's only cranberry farm. […]
• Country Life: The Methven Ute Muster
  Owners of the trusty "ute" gathered for the Ute Muster at the Methven A&P Show, including a growing number of female ute devotees. […]