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OPINION: Cows are the favourite target of vegans, Greenpeace, the Green Party and plant-based food advocates.
Now the 'woke brigade' and the plant-based food army are claiming that cows emit more pollution than cars.
One farmer has this interesting proposal for anyone falling for that fallacy.
"If you believe that, I'll make a deal with you, you lock yourself in a garage with a running car overnight. I'll do the same with a cow and we will discuss it in the morning."
Fair enough, we think!
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An independent report, prepared for Alliance farmer shareholders is backing the proposed $250 million joint venture investment by Irish company Dawn Meats Group.
Whangarei field service technician, Bryce Dickson has cemented his place in John Deere’s history, becoming the first ever person to win an award for the third time at the annual Australian and New Zealand Technician of the Year Awards, announced at a gala dinner in Brisbane last night.
NZPork has appointed Auckland-based Paul Bucknell as its new chair.
The Government claims to have delivered on its election promise to protect productive farmland from emissions trading scheme (ETS) but red meat farmers aren’t happy.
Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks could have a detrimental impact on any country's rural sector, as seen in the United Kingdom's 2000 outbreak that saw the compulsory slaughter of over six million animals.
The Ministry for the Environment is joining as a national award sponsor in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA from next year).
OPINION: Should cows in NZ be microchipped?
OPINION: Legislation being drafted to bring back the controversial trade of live animal exports by sea is getting stuck in the…
