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• Environmental lawyers' bid for reassessment of weedkilling glyphosate rejected
  However, they remain concerned about the risks posed by glyphosate-based products, the most commonly used herbicide in Aotearoa. […]
• Time to consider controversial changes to pig welfare rules cut
  Farrowing crates -which were used to prevent a sow crushing her piglets, but are so small a sow cannot turn around -were due to be banned at the end o […]
• Questions for MetService about warnings issued for 'badly impacted' Waitomo District
  The mayor says the district was hit by "severe storms" and a red warning should have been issued. […]
• Ex-All Black Sam Whitelock's Hawke's Bay farm tipped to stay in beef production
  A rural land agent has allayed fears a significant Hawke's Bay farm will be planted in pine trees. […]
• Alliance farmers vote yes on $270m deal with Dawn Meats
  Under the agreement, Dawn Meats will acquire a 65 percent stake in Alliance Group. […]
• Ikea owner buys up Northland forestry
  Ingka Investments, the parent company of furniture giant Ikea, has bought 10,000 hectares of production forestry in Northland. […]
• Blueberries the size of a ping-pong ball to be grown in NZ
  The Eterna blueberry, which can grow 'up to the size of a ping-pong ball', is being planted in Kerikeri and Waikato. […]
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints subsidiary buys kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty
  The investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased a new kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty. […]
• Country Life: Tirau dairy farm's tech adoption
  When it comes to farming, planning for the next season today is key for a fifth generation Waikato dairying family. […]
• Country Life: Ironbark - a wood as hard as steel
  Ever wondered what happened to some of the damaged timber from the Lyttelton wharves after the Canterbury earthquakes? […]
• Country Life: Harnessing the power of kiwi in horticulture
  A recent study has filmed the rare and vulnerable birds entering vineyards and orchards at night to feast on beetles, weevils, grass grub and other in […]