New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
The Government is giving $12.7 million to make Northland more resilient in the face of extreme weather.
Meat processor Silver Fern Farms is being forced to divert product away from China as coronavirus ravages its biggest market.
Disruption in China caused by the coronavirus is forcing meat processor Silver Fern Farms to reduce production from next week.
The latest in rural technology, equipment and specialist knowledge from around the world will be showed off next month at the Southern Field Days.
Fonterra says it’s keeping a close eye on the coronavirus outbreak in China, the co-op’s key export market.
The new Farm Debt Mediation Scheme will soon be open for business.
Significant research and development has gone into the new TSX 400 trailed sprayer.
Claas has announced the commercial release of the world’s first half-tracked tractors with full suspension.
Mark Daniel checked out Honda’s new TRX 520 ATVs.
Warm summer temperatures bring with them the heightened risk of the production-limiting disease Facial Eczema (FE).
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Farmers will soon have an app to help them make better decisions about controlling erosion and reducing sediment entering New Zealand waterways.
East Coast Farming Expo 2020 manager, Sue Wilson talks about the expo and her highlights from the last few years.
A mate of yours truly reckons one only needs to look at the gongs given out in the New Year Honours list to garner exactly what the current Government thinks of the farming sector.
This old mutt was not surprised to see a number of supposed ag industry ‘thought leaders’ (a pompous title if there was ever one) fully supportive of the embarrassing, woke joke that is the Primary Sector Council’s recently released ‘vision’ for the sector.
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