Country-Wide - Business http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/ Latest Content for Business en-nz http://www.country-wide.co.nz/image/country_wide_logo.gif Copyright 2007 The New Zealand Farmers Weekly http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/feed/ The New Zealand Farmers Weekly RSS Generator info@cplfirst.co.nz info@cplfirst.co.nz Protection for payment becomes a ‘must-have’ The likelihood of future lending being as straightforward as previously enjoyed in the sector is distant. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11437.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Trade terms sharpen contractors’ rights Terms of Trade for members of the Rural Contractors Federation is a relatively new but necessary part of doing business for members. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11438.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Co-op cross-subsidy alleged North Island farmers are starting to spend fertiliser again but intense competition continues for aerial spreading jobs. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11439.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 NZX involvement increases NZX has stepped up its involvement and sponsorship of the Agribusiness Conference, now in its eighth year. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11440.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Rural schools debate reignites National has no policy to close small rural schools or to review sole-charge schools and those with declining rolls, Education Minister Anne Tolley says. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11441.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Ewe hoggets competition opens Farmers are urged to enter a national competition which recognises the value of ewe hoggets to New Zealand sheep farming. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11442.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Price rises need to be passed on Good risk management will be needed to handle the volatility New Zealand agriculture faces in 2010, the Rabobank Global Focus report predicts. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11443.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Grain growers expected to feel pressure Grain growers can expect little respite from the difficult market conditions they have been experiencing in the past few years. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11444.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 01-03-2010 Uphill battle for rural schools in NZ The imminent closure of tiny Otepopo School in the rural village of Herbert, North Otago, has ignited debate over the merits of keeping open country schools with declining rolls. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11412.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 10-02-2010 Money talks Talking money with new or existing employees is rarely a comfortable experience - especially in the past 12 months where employee expectations of what they are worth have had to shift. http://www.nzfarmersweekly.co.nz/article/11413.html info@cplfirst.co.nz 10-02-2010