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The Weekly Livestock Report: The GlobalDairyTrade platform celebrates 5 years of success, farmers wait for red meat industry reform
The Weekly Livestock Report: The GlobalDairyTrade platform celebrates 5 years of success, farmers wait for red meat industry reform
The Weekly Livestock Report: Weather improves along with lamb, wool and dairy prices but beef prospects fall
The Weekly Livestock Report: Weather improves along with lamb, wool and dairy prices but beef prospects fall
The Weekly Livestock Report: Winter storms batter livestock, Synlait looks for more capital, currency helps returns
The Weekly Livestock Report: Winter storms batter livestock, Synlait looks for more capital, currency helps returns
The Weekly Livestock Report: Lamb and venison schedules lift but beef upturn slow
The Weekly Livestock Report: Lamb and venison schedules lift but beef upturn slow
The Weekly Livestock report: GMP price set at $7, US beef prices fall, currency drop helps wool
The Weekly Livestock report: GMP price set at $7, US beef prices fall, currency drop helps wool
The Weekly Livestock Report: More dairy price falls, venison losing market share in Europe, and PGGW leadership changes
The Weekly Livestock Report: More dairy price falls, venison losing market share in Europe, and PGGW leadership changes
The Weekly Livestock Report: Tight cashflows sees big sell of Fonterra wet shares, but $7/kg/ms forecast for next year
The Weekly Livestock Report: Tight cashflows sees big sell of Fonterra wet shares, but $7/kg/ms forecast for next year
The Weekly Livestock report: Tax values for sheep crash, beef, deer and dairy also fall
The Weekly Livestock report: Tax values for sheep crash, beef, deer and dairy also fall
Tax department releases national average market values for 2013: All sectors fall, sheep prices crash, beef, deer and dairy prices ease
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Tax department releases national average market values for 2013: All sectors fall, sheep prices crash, beef, deer and dairy prices ease
The Weekly Livestock Report: Good grass growth, lamb and wool prices lift but store cattle struggle
The Weekly Livestock Report: Good grass growth, lamb and wool prices lift but store cattle struggle
The Weekly Livestock Report: Milk price falls fail to dampen payout predictions, small supply driven meat schedule lifts but calf prices feed driven
The Weekly Livestock Report: Milk price falls fail to dampen payout predictions, small supply driven meat schedule lifts but calf prices feed driven
The Weekly Livestock Report: Venison prices stay down, dairy milk contracts trialed, and good lifts seen in NI store lambs
The Weekly Livestock Report: Venison prices stay down, dairy milk contracts trialed, and good lifts seen in NI store lambs
The Weekly Livestock Report:Farmers are urged to drought proof their farms as the cost of the dry is huge.
The Weekly Livestock Report:Farmers are urged to drought proof their farms as the cost of the dry is huge.
The Weekly Livestock Report: Beef and lamb prices move off the bottom, but lamb numbers predicted to plummet next year
The Weekly Livestock Report: Beef and lamb prices move off the bottom, but lamb numbers predicted to plummet next year
Farmers support MIE approach at Christchurch meeting; all speakers agree status quo is 'broken'
Farmers support MIE approach at Christchurch meeting; all speakers agree status quo is 'broken'
The Weekly Livestock Report: Southern weaner deer and calf prices fall, beef schedules rise, another big loss for lamb processor in 2012
The Weekly Livestock Report: Southern weaner deer and calf prices fall, beef schedules rise, another big loss for lamb processor in 2012
The Weekly Livestock Report:Another huge price spike at dairy auction, processors lift milk payout predictions but lamb weak, wool steady, and beef prices moving at last.
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The Weekly Livestock Report:Another huge price spike at dairy auction, processors lift milk payout predictions but lamb weak, wool steady, and beef prices moving at last.
The Weekly Livestock Report: The drought drives up milk prices, drops confidence and sees record killing volumes
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The Weekly Livestock Report: The drought drives up milk prices, drops confidence and sees record killing volumes
Calf sellers nervous as feed supply will weaken demand. Prices rocket to record levels as milk flows dry up. Mood for change builds in at risk meat industry
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Calf sellers nervous as feed supply will weaken demand. Prices rocket to record levels as milk flows dry up. Mood for change builds in at risk meat industry
The Weekly Livestock Report: Dairy commodity prices lift on supply shortage concerns; better wool clearances; sheep farmer despair at low prices
The Weekly Livestock Report: Dairy commodity prices lift on supply shortage concerns; better wool clearances; sheep farmer despair at low prices
The Weekly Livestock Report: Farmers act fast to adapt systems to the dry; PGGWrighton report "jitters" in the sheep industry
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The Weekly Livestock Report: Farmers act fast to adapt systems to the dry; PGGWrighton report "jitters" in the sheep industry
Tony Chaston says that the use of deer velvet by athletes has been proven safe and the current claims ignore the fact that the ingredients involved are also in natural everyday foods in tiny levels
Tony Chaston says that the use of deer velvet by athletes has been proven safe and the current claims ignore the fact that the ingredients involved are also in natural everyday foods in tiny levels
Little success on key issues in meat and wool during Carter's reign at the Primary Industry; he laments stubborn attitudes
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Little success on key issues in meat and wool during Carter's reign at the Primary Industry; he laments stubborn attitudes
Big dry starts to bite into on-farm production although irrigated areas doing well and new irrigation proposals get big official support
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Big dry starts to bite into on-farm production although irrigated areas doing well and new irrigation proposals get big official support
Hard going for independent dairy firm; more competition unlikely in milk processing