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OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding…
OPINION: A mate of the Hound's reckons with NZ's agricultural production already under pressure - with swathes of good farming land being converted into trees for carbon farming - the advent of solar farms could be another big threat.
An Otago farmer has been fined $12,000 and banned from owning cattle for a range of welfare problems contributing to the death of over a dozen cattle.
Lincoln University Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Jon Hickford, is the first New Zealander to be awarded the Dunhuang Award from the People’s Republic of China.
Convictions and fines totalling over $100,000 have been imposed for environmental damage caused by a “highly careless” pine woodlot harvest and associated earthworks on a farm in northern Waikato.
Invercargill MP and National Party Associate Spokesperson for Agriculture Penny Simmonds describes the Government’s recently released emissions plan as another kick in the guts for farmers, one which she claims threatens the future of farming in the South.
UK-based Harmony Energy was recently granted Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) approval to develop a new solar farm in Te Aroha West.
South Canterbury arable farmer Andrew Darling is looking to be more sustainable in how he manages his farm, particularly in terms of nitrogen management.
Straight 8 Estate Winery owner James Shand says typical New Zealand wine buyers aren't going to help him meet his costs, because they can buy cheap imports at the supermarket.
It's a hard road making wine on State Highway One, just south of Christchurch.
Mental health programme Farmstrong is encouraging people to get off farm and take a break.
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Moves to promote the natural and sustainable features of wool versus synthetic fibres and its fossil fuel connections appears to be growing momentum around the world.
A year down the track after joining forces with Primary Wool Co-operative, Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) describes the merger as a success.
AgResearch scientists say they’ve managed to breed sheep that produce less methane while still producing good quality meat.
In their report for BusinessDesk, Adrian Macey and Dave Frame point out that the 30-year-old metric chosen by the UN to measure the different greenhouse gases (known as GWP100) is inaccurate for short-lived gases - such as methane.
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