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OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
OPINION: On top of the rural banking inquiry, several as-yet-unnamed banks are facing a complaint to the Financial Markets Authority over their role in a government bond sale.
OPINION: Fed up with the appalling decision making over successive governents that has left us with third-world infrastructure? You're not alone.
OPINION: The Marsden Fund used to be reserved for top-tier research funding but now stands accused of burning public funds on PC identity politics crap.
Agrecovery, an accredited product stewardship scheme operator for farm plastics, has launched its latest initiative, allowing for the recycling of wool fadges.
A duo from Otago Boys’ High School in Dunedin have been awarded the FMG Junior Young Farmers of the Year.
Canterbury Young Farmer George Dodson says he is “in shock” after securing the title of New Zealand’s top young farmer.
A large group of opposition politicians met agriculture sector leaders in Waikato this week in what Federated Farmers describe as building a “team ag approach”.
New Zealand companies who believe they can’t afford to operate sustainably in today’s tough economy are being offered help to tackle one of the biggest challenges they face – unclear Return on Investment (ROI).
The golden era of international trade is over, and a new order has emerged.
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According to John Roche, MPI, the saviour for Chatham Island farmers this season has been the weather.
A potential crisis is looming for Chatham Island farmers who are still unable to get their stock off the Islands.
Plans are afoot for an energy farm, which will demonstrate how productive land can be optimised to grow high-value horticulture crops while generating commercial-scale solar energy.
The secretariat of the Government’s new methane science review panel says support from the agricultural industry is central to developing enduring solutions to agricultural emissions.
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OPINION: A press release from the oxygen thieves running the hot air symposium on climate change, known as COP30, grabbed your…
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