Political colours
OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
The Government is pumping an extra $3 million into the Drought Recovery Advice Fund, previously worth just $500,000.
Six ‘star’ crops – soy, hemp, chickpeas, oats, buckwheat and quinoa – could represent new opportunities for New Zealand farmers.
After 13 years of use, a New Zealand corporate farmer has a lot of praise for Overseer.
The sale of Maurice and Jenni Butler’s herd, sitting in the top 10% of NZ for production, will make the end of their 50-year career.
OPINION: The Hound understands that National’s newly minted agriculture spokesman David Bennett is in a long-distance relationship with Bridget McKenzie, a senator from Victoria in the Australian Federal Parliament.
OPINION: Your canine crusader has always been suspicious about the mental capacity of all those anaemic, sickly, unhealthy looking vegans who preach about the benefits of a strictly plant-based diet.
OPINION: A mate of yours truly reckons these days it appears you have to be a boring, bald bloke to get a run at the Nat’s ag portfolio.
Fieldays is going virtual this year — will it be a flop? Mark Daniel looks into the controversial event.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth on our misunderstandings about the role of nitrogen.
OPINION: Hopes for any quick outcome of free trade talks with the European Union have hit the wall following a “paltry” market access offer for our agriculture sector.
More...
Meat company Anzco Foods has recorded a $60m-plus profit turnaround for the 2019 year.
Environment Southland is wanting to see big improvements on last year’s winter grazing practices as it begins its aerial compliance inspections today.
Honda Australia has signalled it will stop selling quads/ATVs in that country as the discussion about the effectiveness of Crush Prevention Devices (CPD’s) rages on.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) believes the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will see huge swathes of productive farming land converted into trees for carbon farming.
The Hound
True agenda
OPINION: A press release from the oxygen thieves running the hot air symposium on climate change, known as COP30, grabbed your…
» Connect with Rural News
Popular Reads
Open Country opens butter plant
When American retail giant Cosco came to audit Open Country Dairy’s new butter plant at the Waharoa site and give…
MPI launches industry-wide project to manage feral deer
An industry-wide project led by Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is underway to deal with the rising number of feral…
Hawke’s Bay farmers donate livestock to support rescue helicopter
A Hawke's Bay farming family of self-confessed 'frequent flyers' has donated the proceeds from their spring lambs.
