Diplomatic Incident
OPINION: Your old mate hears an international incident is threatening to blow up the long-standing Anzac alliance as Kiwis and Aussies argue over who wants new Australian resident and former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
OPINION: Beleaguered Australian farmers are facing a fight on a new front.
They have begun campaigning to ban plant based product makers from promoting ‘milk’ on their labels and in marketing.
Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) claims the term gives a misleading impression that plant based products are nutritionally equivalent to dairy milk.
Australian dairy farmers have struggled with low production and a poor milk price for several years.
A 2017 survey by Dairy Australia showed 54% of respondents bought plant based milk alternatives because they perceived them to be healthier than cow milk.
Now in its fourth year, the 2026 Fencing Industry Awards, formed part of the proceedings of the FCANZ Conference, held in Nelson during August.
DairyNZ deputy chair Cameron Henderson has been re-appointed unopposed for another term.
OPINION: The stats speak for themselves.
Farms across the upper North Island are trialling different pasture mixes as part of a research programme that aims to build greater resilience into farming systems.
Election years are always a concerning time for farmers, according to DairyNZ chair Tracy Brown.
The Ballance Farm Environment Awards are coming to the West Coast of the South Island.
OPINION: It seems Canterbury processor Synlait is still in the doldrums.
OPINION: Get offside with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters at your own peril.