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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…
OPINION: Your canine crusader, like many in the rural sector, was deeply distressed to hear the tragic news that a livestock ship carrying cattle from NZ to China had sunk off the coast of Japan after hitting a typhoon.
OPINION: Your old mate notes that Conservation Minister and Green MP Eugene Sage was waxing lyrically about the recent legal protection of 11,800 hectares of new conservation land in the Mackenzie Basin.
OPINION: The Hound – like most in the rural sector would have – shuddered when the Green Party revealed it would like to hold the agriculture portfolio if it gets into government after the election.
Strong wool growers wanting to introduce merino genetics, to take advantage of more lucrative fine wool prices, can now do so with confidence.
CLAAS will soon release six new side-mounted rear mowers.
Irish agritech company MagGrow has won the International Innovation Award at the 2020 Fieldays Innovations Competition.
Deutz Fahr has introduced the new 8280 TTV, which is aimed at filling the gap between its current 7 and 9 Series models.
The South Island Agricultural Field Days, held in Kirwee on the outskirts of Christchurch, will celebrate its 70th year in March 2021 with a bigger demonstration area.
The Resource Management Act will be repealed and water regulations potentially revoked under a National government.
Undetected drench resistance is costing the NZ sheep sector almost $50 million a year — and it may only get worse.
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Federated Farmers’ latest connectivity survey offers a glimpse into how common slow internet is for rural families and businesses.
Labour’s $50 million commitment to support integrated farm planning will do little for farmers, claims National’s ag spokesperson David Bennett.
New Feds board member, William Beetham wants the organisation recognised for its significant contributions to NZ farming and society as a whole.
OPINION: In recent years, New Zealand’s farmers have found themselves subject to increasingly strict rules and regulations.
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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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