Arise Sir Paddy
OPINION: Missed out on a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours, again?
New Zealand appears to be lucky in having only one major livestock tick.
Facial eczema (FE) is a seasonal scourge, but genetic selection can help minimise the impact of this production-limiting disease in sheep.
Sheep and beef farmers are increasingly finishing stock on hill country forage crops and pastures, with a resultant drop in erosion risk.
The Hound has been a long-and-strong critic of Fonterra’s shareholder council.
Your old mate notes that Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor was — like most of his coalition government colleagues — quick to crow about his successes after a year on the treasury benches.
Your old mate reckons former Silver Fern Farms sales manager Grant Howie has done a poacher-turned-gamekeeper conversion since he left the meat company to do business on his own account.
The best primary sector employers were named at the MPI AGMARDT Primary Industries Good Employer Awards.
Applications for Silver Fern Farms Cooperative’s first board appointed farmer directors are open.
Wool technology student Hope Duncan has put together an exhibition on the NZ crossbred industry.
Vertical farming will not replace traditional fruit and vegetable growing in New Zealand, reveals research released today.
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Manawatu agricultural contractor Mike Hancock is helping to feed some of the world’s most stunning and endangered animals.
Farmers, dairy product manufacturers and trade representatives in Uruguay and Argentina heard a New Zealand take on current agricultural issues last week.
Predictions of a dry summer may make early weaning an attractive option for sheep farmers this year, provided they have high-quality legume-based forages available for their weaned lambs.
Matt Luxton, Silver Fern Farms’ sales executive in the US, discusses the opportunities for New Zealand to exploit the growing consumer trend towards grass-fed red meat.
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