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• AgriTech leaders say Budget sows seeds but real growth requires bold vision
  Tax incentives and a $100 million venture capital boost signal government support for food and fibre innovation but agritech leaders say it's tim […]
• Scientists discover 'amazing' new fungus species connected to livestock facial eczema
  New Zealand scientists studying a complex fungal disease that affects sheep have made a scientific breakthrough. […]
• Kiwifruit giant Zespri posts $155m profit, while corporate profit soars
  Orchard gate returns have dipped across most kiwifruit varieties per tray in the 2024/2025 fruit season, off records last year, while marketing giant […]
• Southland bakery says butter too expensive to buy from NZ dairy companies
  It is too expensive to buy butter directly from NZ dairy companies. […]
• Horse riders feel 'overlooked' by snubs for road protections
  Equestrians are feeling "frustrated" as repeated bids for greater safety measures fall on deaf ears. […]
• Thousands submit on proposed increase in glyphosate weedkiller allowed on some crops
  The agrichemical is the active ingredient in weedkillers like Roundup. […]
• Hygiene-grade wool producer wants to be the Fonterra of wool
  Wellington start-up Woolchemy is challenging a $126 billion industry dominated by synthetic materials. […]
• 'Devastating': Warkworth oyster farmers fear businesses won't last the year
  Dumping of raw sewage into the Mahurangi Harbour has led to frequent restrictions on their ability to harvest. […]
• 'In the winter, the roads can be a bit scary': The life of a rural midwife
  Fording rivers and driving dangerous, winding roads is all in a day's work for Coromandel midwife Sheryl Wright. […]
• The benefits of wrapping yourself in a woollen blanket this winter
  Taranaki weaver Alison Ross is trying to bring back woollen blankets made from locally-grown wool to highlight the fibre's benefits. […]
• NZ Food Safety proposes increasing residue limits of insecticides, pesticides in food
  Public consultation for a proposal to raise maximum residue limits closes at 5pm on Friday. […]