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OPINION: Federated Farmers has launched a new campaign, swapping ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ for ‘The Twelve Pests of Christmas’ to…
An agronomist is warning that unusually high insect pressure has seen spring-sown crops take a real hiding in some regions this season.
The 2021 Auckland/Hauraki dairy manager of the year Stephanie Walker says the dairy industry awards competition has provided her with invaluable networking.
OPINION: Just like you, everyone I have ever met, myself included, suffers from what I call "The Human Being Factor".
OPINION: Former NZ agriculture and trade minister, and ex-High Commissioner to the UK, Lockwood Smith, was the only non-UK member of the UK Trade & Agriculture Commission (TAC), which was tasked by Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss, to look at finding a way forward of Britain supporting trade liberalisation, while ensuring UK standards are not undermined.
OPINION: Last month, a white paper on RA was released: "Regenerative Agriculture in Aotearoa New Zealand - research pathway to build science-based evidence and national narratives."
A mate of yours truly reckons it was totally appropriate that last week's UN 'International Day of Fruit and Vegetables' held a function at Parliament, marking this momentous event.
Your canine crusader picked up on a recent statement from Agriculture O'Connor claiming how wonderfully the country's honey sector is doing.
A mate of the Hound reckons a certain high-profile director of one of the country's big meat co-ops and recent addition to the board of a NZ wool company is living up the mantra of: "Do as I say, not as I do."
Currently it's the seasonal round of half-yearly financial reporting by NZ companies.
OPINION: Finally the Government has made a sensible move to temporarily pause the implementation of the impractical rules that accompany its proposed regulations on winter grazing.
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New tractor sales in Australia look to be on track to hit the 14,000 mark for the year.
A few weeks ago, Richard Wyeth took over as chief executive of Yili-owned Westland Milk Products and says his first impressions of the company and its people are positive.
All Black Sam Whitelock will be sharing the importance of rest, relaxation and dealing with pressure at the South Island Agricultural Field Days in Kirwee this week.
There are high hopes that the 66th New Zealand Ploughing Championships will go ahead on schedule this year, after the disruptions to last year's event caused by the Covid lockdown.
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OPINION: It used to be that the National Fieldays attracted brickbats for being officious clipboard carriers, while the regional, farmer-run field…
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