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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…
Leptospirosis is widespread on New Zealand livestock farms and a webinar, hosted by Zoetis on March 19, will provide resource, and offer insights into understanding and preventing the disease.
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons no single lobby group has had a bigger turnaround in fortunes than Federated Farmers since the election of the new coalition Government.
OPINION: This old mutt suggests the 'don't come Monday' (DCM) award (in other words, resign) must go to the heartless, mean-spirited minions at Hastings City Council for even proposing that the poor people whose houses were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle should help pay the council for the demolition of their houses.
OPINION: The Hound reckons if farmers in this country think they've got a problem with the small-minded officious bureaucrats imposing unworkable rules with little or no understanding of agricultural realities - it could be worse.
OPINION: Your old mate can't believe the absolute brass neck of the directors at Beef + Lamb NZ who are asking levypayers for a hefty increase in directors fees at the time of record low red meat prices.
OPINION: To ensure beef and sheep farmers get more than heart-warming platitudes out of the new Government, they'll need to hold their feet to the fire whenever they get the chance.
Sheep farmers, facing low farmgate prices, are being urged to attend a national woolshed roadshow announced by the Government.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) has appointed Heather Sorenson to its board following the resignation of Emma Higgins.
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners has opened applications for doctors wanting to specialise in general practice (GPEP) and/or rural hospital medicine (RHM), starting in January 2025.
Zespri has released its final forecast for the 2023/24 season with record per tray returns forecast for Green, Organic Green, SunGold, and RubyRed Kiwifruit.
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When it comes to rural healthcare in New Zealand, there is no one more tuned in than John Macaskill-Smith, CEO of Spark Health.
Returning to the field days circuit after a break of four years due to Covid, the Southern Field Days at Waimumu, near Gore, was all about positivity – following six months of negative sentiment in New Zealand agriculture.
A new pet food canning factory at Hornby is promising better overall returns for farmers as it taps into lucrative export markets.
Australia's dairy import and export mix is "slowly trading places" with export volumes falling sharply in recent years while imports have spiked, according to Rabobank.
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