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OPINION: It's been an eye-opener watching the big media companies behaving exactly like the powers-that-be who the crusading hacks from…
Nominations are now open for the annual Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards.
Inglewood Young Farmer Jessie Waite has been announced as the new Chair of New Zealand Young Farmers.
Entries are now open for the $9,000 Whangarei A&P Society’s annual Agricultural scholarship.
Despite claims by NZ carpet manufacturer Bremworth that an international rival has abandoned an ongoing court battle about the benefits of wool carpets, the legal stoush is far from over.
Rumen acidosis usually occurs in sheep that are introduced rapidly to grain feeding or have been grazed on stubble paddocks where there is a lot of grain left after harvest.
One of the recent challenges facing Trevor Johnson and his team at Paparata Station has been the changing climate.
Instead of running Paparata as one station, Trevor Johnson has divided it into four separately managed blocks - each designed to complement the other and run by four separate managers.
The so-called Forgotten Highway, between Taumaranui and Stratford, has many surprises to offer - if you care to stop and look. In farming terms, one of these is Paparata Station, near the settlement of Tokirima, owned by Trevor Johnson. Peter Burke recently paid a visit to this magnificent property.
OPINION: "We are all in this waka together” which, when translated, becomes “He Waka Eke Noa”.
OPINION: This year we're marking the centenary of the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB) and this represents a good opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of the role of the board.
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OPINION: Farmer morale is at a low – unseen since the dark days of the 1980s.
OPINION: NZ's biosecurity officials and services are rightly on high alert, following a recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in previously FMD-free Indonesia.
OPINION: Your canine crusader notes that meat company Silver Fern Farms has undergone quite a refresh over the last few years.
OPINION: The Hound notes that Fonterra is cashing in on the curent government's largesse with taxpayer money.
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OPINION: Town and country find themselves on the same page when it comes to anger over price hikes from NZ…
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