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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…
State farmer Pamu says it is not there to disrupt the sheep and beef industry.
Recently released data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows rural land buyers are taking a cautious approach to purchases.
Aaron Bett, current managing director for CNH Industrial Capital Australia/New Zealand, will take over the position of general manager, Case IH Australia/New Zealand, effective April 4.
John Deere has announced the latest updates for its 2024 lineup of 7, 8 and 9 Series tractors.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is reminding farmers to protect themselves, their families and stock as cases of Salmonella and Leptospirosis rise in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Almost $130,000 has been raised for charity during a marathon 24-hour shearing event for rural communities, many of whom are now struggling even more after Cyclone Gabrielle.
Most Irish farmers are pretty much on board with the need to reduce their agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
China's reopening and changes in Chinese consumer behaviour is expected to provide business opportunities for beef exporters but also generate volatility in global markets.
OPINION: Federated Farmers is pleased that a Member's Bill from ACT MP Mark Cameron has put opportunities for live animal exports back on the political agenda.
OPINION: The great pics and stories continue as, of course, does the huge cleanup!
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OPINION: Beef + Lamb NZ's annual meeting will be an interesting affair this year in a number of ways.
OPINION: This old mutt reckons both government and officials are failing to see the wood for the trees in regard to the huge swathes of good farmland going into forestry - much of this to overseas-owned carbon sinks.
OPINION: Your old mate notes that regulations governing NZ's pig sector could end up seeing us running out of locally produced pork - like we are currently experiencing with eggs.
OPINION: The Hound was astounded at the glib response from Greens leader James Shaw to a written parliamentary question from ACT MP Mark Cameron.
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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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