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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…
The demand for Wiltshire sheep is “incredible and unbelievable”, according to the country’s major breeder of the sheep that sheds its wool.
MPI says a significant amount of work is under way this year to update animal welfare codes and provide updated advice to farmers for issues such as heat stress.
While most rams have yet to go out, farmers are being encouraged to book their sheep scanners in early.
New modelling from the Climate Change Commission has outlined a major task ahead for the agribusiness industry in New Zealand.
Farmers, scientists and rural industry leaders are meeting in Waikato later this year to start mapping out a secure future for New Zealand pastures.
New Zealand's primary sector is our equivalent of the USA’s Silicon Valley of excellence.
OPINION: I have been a regular reader for a number of years now, the last couple of decades in particular. Not so long ago, I was reading around 40 books each year.
OPINION: Your old mate has long argued Landcorp’s farming business – Pamu – is a bigger dog than he is.
OPINION: Your canine crusader shakes his head at the complete lack of practical and real-world knowledge in both government and the bureaucracy.
OPINION: A mate of the Hound’s suggests there is an easy solution to farming sector concerns about more trees being planted to meet the country’s carbon emissions targets.
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OPINION: Your old mate was a little confused by Maori Party MP Rawiri Waititi’s stance over not wanting to wear a tie in Parliament’s debating chamber.
OPINION: We may now be into the third decade of the 21st century, but unfortunately much of NZ’s rural broadband and mobile coverage remains at third world levels.
Initial reaction to the Climate Change Commission report has been generally muted, but there are some concerns in the agricultural sector.
New Zealand's rural contractors are facing a mixed bag of weather conditions, from drought in Northland to a cracker season in Southland.
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OPINION: A press release from the oxygen thieves running the hot air symposium on climate change, known as COP30, grabbed your…
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