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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…
For the first time in decades, the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek was a political playground.
National's plan to delay agriculture's inclusion in an emissions trading scheme has been applauded by farmers.
The Firearms Safety Authority says that a project to clear a backlog of dated firearms licence applications has successfully concluded, with the average age of the remaining licence applications slashed.
Meal kit and food solutions provider, My Food Bag, says it has completed the implementation of automated pick technology in its Christchurch and Auckland distribution centres.
Power Farming has taken out the Supreme Site accolade at the 2023 Fieldays Site Awards.
In addition to commemorating its 55th anniversary, Fieldays is also celebrating 55 years of highlighting and supporting innovation in the primary sector.
Nearly 200 rural contractors from around the country gather in Invercargill next week for the annual conference of the expanding $2b industry.
The winter Fieldays is back with a showcase of agricultural trade, entertainment, education, and innovation.
Farmers are facing increased costs and are focused on managing these at the start of the new dairy season.
New research from Massey University could indicate that combining solar panels with a pastoral sheep farming system could have both positive and negative impacts on pasture growth.
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The Soil & Health Association says that New Zealand won’t need a loosening of regulations around gene editing (GE) and genetic modification (GM) or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to combat climate change.
The National Party’s plan for reducing agricultural emissions, released yesterday, has been praised by many in the sector.
National says that, should it be elected to government in October, it will seek to end New Zealand’s ban on gene editing (GE) and genetic modification (GM).
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is on the hunt for research proposals to help improve New Zealand’s reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, forestry, and other land uses.
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