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• Forester selling woodchip hopes to fuel local biomass market
  However, growing the market is a challenge because of the large investment needed to transition away from fossil fuels, the company says. […]
• Insecticide chlorpyrifos faces ban
  An insecticide used on pastures and grain crops and as a biosecurity treatment for pest species could soon be banned. […]
• Kiwis' love of chips revealed in billion-dollar potato buy-up
  New Zealanders chomped through over $1 billion of potatoes last year - mostly in the form of chips or frozen fries. […]
• Scheme putting vets in rural areas 'welcomed' but needs extending, says NZVA
  Thirty-five graduate veterinarians will join rural areas in serious need of agricultural vets through the government's Voluntary Bonding Scheme. […]
• Outdoor Gravity using wool, hemp fibres to make hot tubs more sustainable
  A Bay of Plenty tourism company is on a mission to make locally made hot tubs more environmentally friendly - with the help of New Zealand wool. […]
• Voting open on Zespri's overseas planting plans
  The kiwifruit company wants to plant in Italy, France, Japan, South Korea and Greece. […]
• Fonterra pushes ahead with sale of Anchor, Mainland brands
  The dairy giant has decided to go ahead with the sale of its consumer business. […]
• Fonterra lifts forecast range for farmgate milk price
  Strong demand for dairy products in China, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia helped push up global prices, Fonterra's chief executive sa […]
• 'We saw worms moving through the fabric' - Swanndri buried to show wool returns to nature
  After two years, the bush shirt was "pretty much gone" apart from a bright red synthetic patch. […]
• In pictures: Fairground fun at the Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial show
  Thousands turned out on Saturday for the Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial show, which has been held on the same site in Waimate North since 1888 […]
• Country Life: Scientists discuss the pros and cons of nitrogen use
  Scientists look at the details underpinning nitrogen and its use in agriculture and horticulture and its impacts on the environment […]