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: Like many of you readers will, I remember the collapse of the Soviet Union - the old USSR.
OPINION: A recent Rural News editorial raised issues about work to reduce agricultural emission and the approval of methane inhibitors.
OPINION: Recently Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor made great fanfare when announcing a new farm planning system for farmers and growers.
OPINION: A mate of the Hound's recently pointed him to a podcast called The Detail, and a recent episode covering the emergence of rural ginger group Groundswell.
OPINION: There is huge concern in rural communities around NZ about good sheep and beef farmland being bought by - mainly overseas-owned - carbon farming concerns.
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons that the people behind the Campaign for Wool are doing God's work in promoting the natural sheep fibre as sustainable, renewable and the next best thing since sliced bread.
OPINION: Your old mate notes that the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court, recently granted leave for appeal for one Michael John Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited.
Dairy
Farmgate milk prices have followed commodity prices higher worldwide, with some potential upside in some regions.
The Government has announced its intentions to amend the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) to support Fonterra’s capital restructure.
DairyNZ says the decision to allow an extra 500 international workers to help on dairy farms will help with the present shortage - estimated to be 4,000 workers.
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The three f's - namely fuel, fertiliser and feed prices - led the pack in double digit on-farm cost increases over the last year.
Graeme Coles claims he has developed a product that provides the first real step in practical on-farm greenhouse gas mitigation.
Wools of New Zealand (WNZ) is reporting more demand for wool carpets.
Former Federated Farmers national president Bruce Wills has been elected as the new chair of fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown.
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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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