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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…
As we head into the festive season, your canine crusader has come across some research that may have you thinking twice about reaching for a second (or even third) helping at Christmas dinner this year.
This old mutt was not surprised to recently learn about the blatant hypocrisy of many of the academics who lecture us all on the evils of climate change.
A mate of the Hound’s wonders just how Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is getting along with his 2IC in the agriculture portfolio Meka Whaitiri.
A former Irish Prime Minister says even if the UK and EU manage to work out a deal over Brexit it will be very limited and cause a lot of disruption.
Zespri and Plant and Food Research are discussing forming a 50/50 joint venture to fast track the development of breeding new cultivars of kiwifruit.
Industry body Summerfruit NZ says it’s had a “magnificent response” to the call for help from locals with this season’s harvest.
An animal rights group is incensed by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) decision to hire a new animal export manager.
Mimicking the old NZ Tourism ad from the 1980s, a farm tourism specialist is urging New Zealanders – who can’t travel overseas due to Covid restrictions – not to ‘leave home until they have seen the country’.
This season's farmgate milk price could match last season’s $7.14/kgMS payout, despite the carnage caused by Covid-19.
The US currency will determine how the milk payout plays out, says BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.
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A bit of a dark cloud has turned into a silver lining for Nuku and Bart Hadfield and their wider farming community.
Damien O'Connor in his dual capacity of Agriculture and Trade Minister, officially launched a 250 page report on barriers to horticultural trade before a group of about 60 industry representatives in Wellington last week.
Horticultural exports have increased by 25% over the last two years and tariffs on these exports are down by 29%.
The country's largest meat processor is trying to shake off accusations of bludging off the taxpayer over its refusal to fully pay back the wage subsidy claimed during the Covid lockdown.
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