110,000 visitors!
OPINION: It's official, Fieldays 2025 clocked 110,000 visitors over the four days.
A recent side effect of the misinformation easily spread on Facebook is a spike in reports of poisoning due to ingestion of ivermectin meant for livestock.
Among many myths circulating about Covid-19 - including falsehoods like microchips in vaccines; vaccinated people being dangerous etc - is a belief that ivermectin is suitable to treat and prevent Covid.
Not equipped to properly assess online sources when 'doing their own research', many in Mississippi have ingested ivermectin approved only for livestock. The State's department of health warns that animal drugs are highly concentrated for large animals can be highly toxic to humans, which the label no doubt advises.
A brilliant result and great news for growers and regional economies. That's how horticulture sector leaders are describing the news that sector exports for the year ended June 30 will reach $8.4 billion - an increase of 19% on last year and is forecast to hit close to $10 billion in 2029.
Funding is proving crucial for predator control despite a broken model reliant on the goodwill of volunteers.
A major milestone on New Zealand's unique journey to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis could come before the end of this year.
We're working through it, and we'll get to it.
The debate around New Zealand's future in the Paris Agreement is heating up.
A technical lab manager for Apata, Phoebe Scherer, has won the Bay of Plenty 2025 Young Grower regional title.