Lockwood Smith: Red Meat Needs More Product Research
With the red meat sector going through a boom time with high prices, the time is right for the industry to step up its investment into developing new food products.
OPINION: Has the horse or horses bolted in parliament?
Certainly, the reins need to be put on many of our so-called representatives in parliament. Their childish behaviour - acting up, slinging insults, making snide comments, with some dressed like they were going to the beach.
When Sir Lockwood Smith was the Speaker of the House many years ago, he commanded and demanded order and dignity. For whatever reason, Speakers in recent times have failed to follow his example and parliament has frequently degenerated into chaos.
Milking It wonders, is it too late for Gerry Brownlee to really put his foot down and stamp out the disrespectful behaviour that has turned parliamentary sessions into a third-rate soap opera?
Three men have been sentenced in District Courts after Ministry for Primary Industries prosecutions over animal welfare, food safety and cattle tracing offences.
Fonterra’s 2026 financial year was a year of delivery, with record volumes of milk collected, processed and shipped by the co-op.
OPINION: The Government's decision to reinstate agriculture and horticultural science as a standalone subject from Year 11 is the right one.
Dairy farmers, still holding onto their Fonterra shares despite switching milk supply elsewhere or exiting the industry, now face a stricter share sell-down requirement.
Hamilton-based agritech company Aimer Farming has completed a $3 million capital raise to support its next stage of growth, including a beef farming product due to launch in 2027.
When dairy manager Miriam Lauridsen learned the farm, she was joining held weekly health and safety meetings, she initially thought that was “a bit over the top”. Experiencing that culture changed her mind.