New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
OPINION: That old saying ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ should be rephrased: ‘lies, damned lies and environmental lobby-commissioned research’.
Māori farming organisations are increasing their investment in horticulture.
At least 50% of New Zealand farmers identify succession planning as an issue for them, their family and their farm business.
Politics, whether national or local body, is not for the faint-hearted.
From a sheep and beef farming background, Chilton has been an instructor on the Christchurch Men’s Prison farm for about 20 years.
Suggest to farm manager Warren Chilton that he is farming people as much as he is farming animals and he readily agrees.
The New Zealand Agritech Story launched last week by Trade and Enterprise will make a key difference for export companies in the $1.5 billion sector, says an industry leader.
A Canterbury district council wants a rewrite of proposed regional council rules for excluding stock from waterways.
The Government’s proposed nitrogen target for mid-Canterbury isn’t attainable, says Canterbury dairy farmer and industry leader Colin Glass.
Hackles rose over freshwater issues at a packed public meeting in Christchurch earlier this month.
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Fonterra is rejecting a Government proposal for five-metre fencing setbacks on all dairy farms.
It's time for New Zealand to pause in its approach to freshwater, Synlait founder John Penno says.
A Golden Bay couple are calling for an ‘omnibus’ to carry school pupils and the public together to improve road safety and better connect rural communities.
An open letter of concern by Chris Garland about farmers and the environment has gone viral.
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