Editorial: Will big be better?
OPINION: The shakeup to the science sector with the proposed merger of four ag related crown research institutes (CRIs) into one conglomerate has drawn little public reaction.
Arowhenua marae kaumatua Tawera King warned people not to throw anything at Minister Steven Joyce while he was opening Fonterra's Mozzarella plant at Clandeboye.
There was collective shuffling of feet and eyes positioned downward.
King said since he would be standing next to Joyce he didn't want to get hit and be be called a dickhead. Joyce was hit on the face with a dildo hurled by a protester at Waitangi Day.
Much to the relief of those attending, Minister Joyce took it in his stride, saying with a smile that he had been "doing his best to market New Zealand globally lately" but he "needed some work on his brand message".
"The worst of the worst" is how Richard Kempthorne, the chair of the Nelson Tasman Rural Support Trust, describes the cumulative effects of the two storms that have wreaked havoc across the top of the South Island.
The basis for making great cheese is good milk, says the owner of Banks Peninsula's Barry's Bay Cheese, which was named Champion of Champons Mid-Size, for its traditional Aged Gouda, at this year's NZ Champions of Cheese Awards.
The 2024 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year, Ben Purua has been named farmer-backed charity Meet the Need's first official ambassador.
Global dairy prices have ended a two-month run of losses.
The world's largest dairy company may be in pole position to acquire Fonterra's Australian assets.
In a major win for farmers, the Government has directed regional councils to halt all work on plans and regional policy statement reviews under the Resource Management Act (RMA).
OPINION: As India negotiates to open its borders to more global products, dairy is proving a sticky issue.
OPINION: Paranoia about foreigners is at an all-time high in the US and attention is now turning to foreign-owned farmland.