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OPINION: It used to be that the National Fieldays attracted brickbats for being officious clipboard carriers, while the regional, farmer-run field…
The Mayoral Relief Fund to help communities in the Nelson/Tasman and Marlborough communities will get a $200,000 boost from the Government, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty has announced.
As severe weather ravages the West Coast and Nelson-Tasman regions, calls are being made for solutions to flood risk.
Silver Fern Farms Co-operative chairman Rob Hewett is among three new directors appointed to the WoolWorks Board.
There would be many farmers who cringe at the thought of pulling silage wrap off bales on a cold, miserable winter morning.
With low unemployment rates, businesses are reporting ongoing issues with filling vacancies and recruiting new talent.
Recently launched into the Australian and New Zealand markets, the new Massey Ferguson 7S Series tractors comprises six models offering maximum power outputs from 145hp to 210hp.
Much of the work veterinarians do is behind the scenes, but underpins aspects of our economy, environment and way of life.
It appears that South Island farmers are currently achieving greater success than their northern colleagues in controlling Taenia ovis or sheep measles.
Following NZ's wettest July, according to NIWA, a laboratory analysing faecal egg counts (FEC) says this has led to record parasite numbers in sheep across the country.
"Science is important for farmers," says Dr Suzi Keeling, Beef + Lamb New Zealand's sector science strategy manager.
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OPINION: I feel pretty confident you will have heard the following quip, “Don’t want to ruin a good story with the facts now, do we”?
OPINION: The much celebrated achievement of convincing the Government to calculate short and long-lived gases separately is starting to wear thin.
OPINION: With nominations now closed for the local government elections to be held in October, it is time to start taking some real interest in the candidates standing and policies they support.
OPINION: The Hound would be a rich canine if he got a dollar for every time he's heard multi-national, fundraising organisation Greenpeace claim the answer to NZ's climate change challenge is to ban synthetic fertiliser.
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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…
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