Two-legged pests
OPINION: Federated Farmers has launched a new campaign, swapping ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ for ‘The Twelve Pests of Christmas’ to…
OPINION: Your old mate notes that Beef+Lamb NZ has very quietly decided to cut its losses and quit the lease on the North Canterbury-based hill country farm Lanercost.
OPINION: The Hound hears that international fast food chain McDonalds has quietly ended its brief and underwhelming experiment with plant burgers.
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons vegan activists around the world will have choked on their mung beans reading about the secret behind the New Zealand athletes' medal-winning success at the recent Commonwealth Games.
Ireland's first Ambassador to NZ, Peter Ryan, says relations between the two countries have never been closer.
Rural services company PGG Wrightson (PGW) has blown away the Covid-inspired trials of the past couple of years to report a 20% lift in operating earnings for the 2022 year.
Federated Farmers has called for the controversial Three Waters Reform to be stopped before the legislation bill reaches its second reading.
Plunket says it is grateful for the recent round of funding it received from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
A world in geopolitical turmoil highlights the need for good, genuine relationships.
There are calls to adopt a newly proposed national telehealth programme to better service rural health needs.
Pāmu (Landcorp Farming) says its journey to reduce its carbon output has begun with Toitū carbon reduce certification across 20 of its farms.
More...
Rising sales of dairy consumable products helped Skellerup deliver a record net profit of $48 million last financial year.
New research from Lincoln University’s Pastoral Livestock Production Lab claims that feeding lambs a diverse diet during the lambing process leads to reduced oxidative stress and healthier lambs.
Ravensdown’s 2022 Integrated Report, published today, has revealed a 12% reduction in carbon emissions from fertiliser against the previous year.
The MetService is forecasting more heavy rain for an already sodden Nelson/Tasman region from late Friday.
The Hound
Slippery slope
OPINION: It used to be that the National Fieldays attracted brickbats for being officious clipboard carriers, while the regional, farmer-run field…
» Connect with Rural News
Popular Reads
Open Country opens butter plant
When American retail giant Cosco came to audit Open Country Dairy’s new butter plant at the Waharoa site and give…
MPI launches industry-wide project to manage feral deer
An industry-wide project led by Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is underway to deal with the rising number of feral…
Hawke’s Bay farmers donate livestock to support rescue helicopter
A Hawke's Bay farming family of self-confessed 'frequent flyers' has donated the proceeds from their spring lambs.
