Truth Is Out
OPINION: It's been an eye-opener watching the big media companies behaving exactly like the powers-that-be who the crusading hacks from…
OPINION: Your canine crusader understands there is a bit of rumbling around the traps over the perceived conflict of interest at Fed Farmers' meat wool section.
OPINION: This old mutt notes that at the recent release of the Government's response to agricultural emissions, there was only the PM, Ag Minister, Climate Change Minister and local Labour MP - a non-descript, little man with a beard - fronting up to media.
OPINION: This old mutt suggests that Fonterra farmers may well have been a little too distracted by a high payout this year to see - or even notice- the exploding salary at the co-op.
OPINION: Remember when the Labour Government - not this current lot, but the mob led by Helen Clark - tried introducing a fart tax several years ago?
A group of talented software engineers is putting the Manawatū on the map by taking their technology to the world and transforming the global agricultural industry one sensor at a time.
A subterranean clover adapted for East Coast hill country farming systems is being made available to farmers after decades of sitting on the shelf.
Dairy
Plenty of attention has been on New Zealand’s milk supply as the seasonal peak hits its stride.
Agricultural sector organisations and the Government have signed a memorandum of understanding as part of a plan to reduce agricultural emissions.
Domestic lamb prices finished off the season, at September 30, in positive fashion and nudging a record high, according to the BNZ’s latest ‘Rural Wrap’ report.
People may forget what you said, or what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
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Fonterra is making solid progress towards its sustainability targets, says chief operating officer Fraser Whineray.
NZ's farming sector has been left disappointed and stunned over the Government's proposal to price agricultural emissions.
Otago farmer Carolyn Ireland has been banned from owning cattle and must pay fines of over $23,000 for a range of welfare problems contributing to the deaths of over a dozen cattle.
Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network is welcoming the Government’s response to a shortage of GP’s across the country – but especially in rural areas – through new funding initiatives.
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A Hue and Cry
OPINION: Town and country find themselves on the same page when it comes to anger over price hikes from NZ…
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