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Bay of Plenty avocado growers are expecting the highest payouts in 20 years after achieving record peak retail prices of up to $AU5 per piece in Australia this summer.
Final returns reporting will not be completed until later this year but industry spokespeople agree overall prices were significantly stronger than in previous years. The $AU5 per piece price was achieved in premium stores in premium locations during January and the average per piece price will be lower.
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Mike and Sandra Morrison of Hikuai want their farm looking its best for the Federated Farmers’ Farm Day on March 28.
Sandra and Mike Morrison of Hikuai.
On this day, farmers throughout New Zealand open their gates to welcome ‘townies’ to see what life is really like on the other side of the fence.
Mike and Sandra have always enjoyed living on a farm and they are looking forward to showing people on the open day what rural life is all about.
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Federated Farmers BOP sharemilkers spokesman Jon Russell says most Bay of Plenty sharemilkers are choosing not to move jobs this season.
The amalgamation trend in the dairy industry, making bigger farms by combining smaller ones, is reducing the numbers of sharemilkers nationally.
“There were only 11 jobs advertised in the North Island to about Christmas time, normally it’s much higher than that,” says Federated Farmers BOP sharemilkers spokesman Jon Russell.
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Managing and preserving the habitats of indigenous plants and wildlife is an important part of ensuring the Bay of Plenty’s biodiversity is preserved for future generations.
Biodiversity – it’s a word many people are still getting used to but plants and animals have long been acquainted with it.
The term ‘biodiversity’ refers to the number and variety of living things found in particular habitats and the relationships between them. It’s these habitats More...
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Bruce and Tessa Calder and their farm manager Tama Murray are winners of the supreme Ballance Farm Environment awards announced in Te Puke on February 23.
The Calders and Tama farm a 480 hectare sheep and beef property at Pikowai near Matata.
Bruce and Tessa Calder and farm manager Tama Murray.
The award was presented at the prizegiving held at The Orchard in MacLoughlin Drive Te Puke. The Calders and Tama were selected from 17 Bay of Plenty finalists, nationally the second highest number More...
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