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NZ scientists make breakthrough in Facial Eczema research

Facial eczema has cost New Zealand’s economy an estimated $332 million annually.

A significant breakthrough in understanding facial eczema (FE) in livestock brings New Zealand closer to reducing the disease’s devastating impact on farmers, animals, and rural communities.

A need for good governance

OPINION: Increased interest in ‘getting into governance’ is apparent across the country.

Editorial: Time for common sense

Regional councils will no longer individually be able to set rules as in the past and one national set of standards will apply over such matters as freshwater, biodiversity and coastal policy.

OPINION: The case of four Canterbury high country stations facing costly and complex consent hearing processes highlights the dilemma facing the farming sector as the country transitions into a replacement for the Resource Management Act (RMA).

Are they serious?

OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their fiscal fantasies.

A hurry up!

OPINION: PM Chris Luxon is getting pinged lately for rolling out the old 'we're still a new government' line when challenged on a perceived lack of progress on various policy promises.

Silver Thin Farms

OPINION: The Hound hears that tension was in the air at the recent Silver Fern Farms AGM, with the board reportedly dazed and confused at why their CEO would continue to hammer farmers to lower their emissions in perpetuity, without being able to state a dollar value for any of the touted premiums.

Bugs for lunch

OPINION: The ongoing saga of the quality of school lunches continues.

Fieldays 2025 unveils new sustainability initiatives with industry partners

National Fieldays aims to not only reduce its environmental footprint but also to inspire broader change across the sector.

Through collaborative efforts with exhibitors, visitors, and industry partners, Fieldays says it is reaffirming its commitment to environmental responsibility with new initiatives for 2025.

Autosteering increases precision, reduces machine operator fatigue

PowerSteer is a retrofit tractor autosteering system.

With the price of guidance systems dropping like a stone over the last decade and substantial falls in the last 12 months, several nonmainstream brands have appeared in the marketplace.