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• Highway median barriers hit farmers in the pocket
  Median barriers on SH2 near Katikati are "severely limiting" access and hurting horticultural and agricultural businesses, farmers say. […]
• Country Life: "It's lovely planting new trees and making nature"
  Ancient podocarp forest has become a classroom for schoolchildren taking part in a project to link land, river and community […]
• Country Life: Farmer retires land he says "shouldn't ever have animals on it"
  "I've been farming on my own account for 52 years and cut down a fair share of trees, so now is my time to leave this place better than we f […]
• Country Life: Why farmers need birds
  How do you stop birds colliding with New York's skyscrapers and how can New Zealand farmers benefit from birds and other wildlife? These are just […]
• Synlait's biggest shareholders to vote on $218m rescue package
  A special meeting is scheduled for 18 September. […]
• Australian farmers to get fix for methane-laced cow burps before NZ
  A solution to dairy cows' methane-laced burps could be ready to sell to NZ farmers next year, but Australian farmers will get it first. […]
• Foot and mouth outbreak could cost NZ $14.3 billion in lost export revenue every year
  New analysis reinforces the government's commitment to eradicate the disease that affects animals should it arrive in the country, the Biosecurit […]
• Minister wants to roll back 'unworkable' forestry rules
  The government is proposing to roll back the ability of councils to introduce their own tougher rules for forestry. […]
• Uncertain future stalks celery growers
  Some established celery growers say their future in the sector is uncertain after nearly a year of being paid below the cost of production. […]
• Bird flu: MPI says eradication unlikely, focus on 'reducing impact' if it arrives in NZ
  The Ministry for Primary Industries is working to mitigate the impact of any avian influenza outbreak brought to the country by migrating birds. […]
• Beekeepers expecting to make a loss this season
  Many beekeepers are expecting to make a loss due to an ongoing glut of honey. […]