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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…
OPINION: This old mutt reckons that anyone wondering why there has been a huge decline in the union movement in NZ over the years only needs to read this recent statement from the public service union - the Public Service Association (PSA) - to see why::
OPINION: A mate of your canine crusader cheekily suggests a recent ministerial visit - crowed about by state farmer Landcorp's (or Pāmu as it likes to be known) public relations department - was highly symbolic.
OPINION: Your old mate reckons the advocates of the latest fad in NZ farming, Regenerative Ag, should take heed of what's happening in Sri Lanka right now.
OPINION: The Hound would have thought with the country under the red light setting due to the threat of Omicron ravaging the nation, industry leaders and the Government would hold off mass gatherings that risk crippling NZ's primary sector.
The profitable run for most NZ agri sectors looks likely to extend into 2022.
Another primary sector event has fallen victim to the current risk of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.
Multiple potential benefits from planting native shrubs for use as sheep fodder are being researched as part of the Hill Country Futures Programme.
Monthly food prices rose 2.7% in January 2022, the highest monthly rise since January 2017, says Statistics NZ.
With the ongoing chaos caused by Covid, the NZ primary sector needs to develop adaptive strategies if it's to succeed.
Recent moves by the Government to loosen up the borders have been labelled as too little, too late for most industries in an agri-sector desperate for overseas workers.
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Omicron is going to be challenging for the Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products (WMP), according to chief executive Richard Wyeth.
Owners of a new milk processing plant planned in Waikato say construction will start once funding has been secured.
Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has classified the severe weather that’s affected the West Coast and Top of the South as a medium-scale adverse event, unlocking Government support for farmers and growers.
Colin Harvey, one of the NZ agri-sector’s foremost innovators and contributors, died in a drowning accident in late January.
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