Substitute for cow's milk?
OPINION: Scientists claim to have found a new way to make a substitute for cow's milk that could have a radical effect on the dairy industry.
OPINION: Census day is turning into the longest 'day' in living memory.
Milking It was under the impression we were all supposed to take five minutes on March 7 to fill out a simple form. And yet, two months later, millions of taxpayer dollars were still being spent (wasted?) trying to convince the laggards to complete the form. Estimates dated early April suggested the $285m census had already blown out by $37m!
It's likely that those who haven't done it year, aren't going to, so let's stop the waste and move on.
And in other 'census cock-up' news, we've heard numerous reports of households who registered when asked (sometimes more than once), completed the survey, posted the survey - only to have a census clipboard carrier knock on the door asking why the household wasn't registered!
Who was in charge of this census cluster, you ask? Dr Deborah Russell and Meka Whaitiri. Say no more!
South Waikato farm manager Ben Purua’s amazing transformation from gang life to milking cows was rewarded with the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer award last night.
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
Scales Corporation is acquiring a number of orchard assets from Bostock Group.
Family and solidarity shone through at the 75 years of Ferdon sale in Otorohanga last month.
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