Arise Sir Paddy
OPINION: Missed out on a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours, again?
FARMERS ARE concerned that imported strawberry seed kits went on sale without proper biosecurity checks.
EAT MORE seasonal fruits and vegetables and take advantage of specials.
A LEADING economist is predicting the New Zealand dollar to drop buffering farmers from lower commodity prices in the coming year.
THE TRUE cost of NAIT will hit dairy and beef farmers from next July when they may have to fork out about $7 million to fund most of the ongoing costs of the scheme.
THIS SEASON'S lamb crop will be the second lowest in 55 years.
Alliance Group board candidate and Maniototo farmer, Dawn Sangster, has been on a whirlwind tour meeting groups of South Island farmers interested in the election.
The meat industry must stop dancing on a pinhead and get serious about protecting the future of beef, sheep and deer farming, says Jeff Grant, a candidate for meat processor Alliance board elections.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is calling for director nominations and annual meeting remits.
FEDERATED FARMERS is paying tribute to Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden, who will step down next year.
THE WEATHER and the transport rules relating to work time are causing frustration for a North Island contractor.
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THE RESOURCE Management Act (RMA) has come under fire from a regional council leader.
WHILE FARMING fashions change and breeding values replace the eye-ometer for many farmers, the Canterbury A&P Show remains an important shop window for breeders.
Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden has announced his intention to step down in a year's time.
THE SMART phone looks like holding the key to educating consumers about beef and lamb.
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