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Tomato crazy
Each week up to 12 tonnes of Patea tomatoes are sent off for sale in Taranaki, the Manawatu and Hawke's Bay.Got money? Some advice on spending
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Taranaki hill country farmers with money in their pockets should seek advice before they spend it.
Vaccine boosts lambing
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Vaccinating sheep against toxoplasmosis and campylobacteriosis infections leads to significant improvements in lambing percentage, farmers at Taranaki's first sheep focus day heard last week.
NZ lamb a 'treat' in Germany
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New Zealand has the lion's share of Germany's annual consumption of 80,000 kilograms of sheepmeat, Taranaki farmers learned last week.
Tips from the top on awards
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Contestants in the 2012 Dairy Industry Awards are advised to be themselves during their presentations.
Open Country disappoints
The country's second-biggest dairy processor has posted a $29.5m annual loss, a performance it calls ''extremely disappointing''.
Fonterra says recalls unrelated
Fonterra says two voluntary recalls of its products in five months because of metal contamination are not related.
Winning on fruit machines
Swiss couple buy vineyard
Children lured for sex, court told
New Plymouth Mayor springs to skater's rescue
Size of stadium complex set to double
'Urewera four' ringleaders of revolutionary group - Crown
Guilty plea over lethal injection
Valentines Day special ceremony for couples
Security upgrade for park and Bowl
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