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Failure?

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.

McFlop!

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.

First Irish Ambassador to NZ leaves his mark

Ireland's first Ambassador to NZ, Peter Ryan, says relations between the two countries have never been closer.

PGW overcomes challenges to profit

Chief executive Stephen Guerin says the result is a testament to the PGW team given the challenges the company faced during the year .

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.

Feds call for halt to three waters

Federated Farmers says it is against the nationalisation of water assets currently held by local entities.

Federated Farmers has called for the controversial Three Waters Reform to be stopped before the legislation bill reaches its second reading.

MPI cash for Plunket

MPI director rural communities and farming support, Nick Story.

Plunket says it is grateful for the recent round of funding it received from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

Success in the face of world turmoil

New chair of the Dairy Companies of NZ (DCANZ) Matt Bolger.

A world in geopolitical turmoil highlights the need for good, genuine relationships.

On call - anywhere, anytime!

The adoption of a newly proposed national telehealth programme is hoped will help deliver better service for rural health needs.

There are calls to adopt a newly proposed national telehealth programme to better service rural health needs.

State farmer takes step to reducing carbon footprint

Pamu chief executive Mark Leslie says the state-owned farmer is committed to transparency around its emissions reduction journey.

Pāmu (Landcorp Farming) says its journey to reduce its carbon output has begun with Toitū carbon reduce certification across 20 of its farms.

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No red band for Skellerup

Skellerup reported increased sales of dairy rubberware and footwear in the US and New Zealand markets.

Rising sales of dairy consumable products helped Skellerup deliver a record net profit of $48 million last financial year.

Diverse diets lead to healthier lambs - new research

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.