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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…
On the topic of hypocrites, your old mate cannot believe the gall of former Green Party leader and current head of environmental activist group Greenpeace NZ ‘Red Rusty’ Russel Norman.
The Hound was astounded to learn that the supposed climate change advocates at the Ministry for the Environment spent $45,000 a month jetting – often first class – its staffers around the globe during the past year or so.
A medium-scale adverse event has been declared for the Tasman district, unlocking further Government support for farmers and growers.
An agri-leadership course held recently had secondary students ‘buzzing’ about career opportunities in agriculture — even though many already came from farms.
A slice of New Zealand’s agricultural history is for sale in the form of AgResearch’s Winchmore Research Station, northwest of Ashburton.
Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies have the potential to help our primary industries capture high-value niches, according to a new report.
Hill country farmers’ efforts to prevent soil loss through erosion are being increasingly scrutinised.
Rural Women NZ (RWNZ) is keeping up the pressure over rural broadband and mobile coverage despite recent Government announcements.
Deer stalkers are concerned over the continuing spread of wilding pines.
Rural Women NZ is offering its support to those affected by wildfires in the Tasman-Nelson region.
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Beef + Lamb NZ expects the total numbers of beef and dairy cattle and sheep to be static for the next five to six years and into the future.
New Zealand wool has now completely replaced British wool for innovative European carpet manufacturer Ege in its printed carpet process.
A new horticulture recruitment and training cooperative has started in Te Puke, aiming to smooth the supply of workers to orchards.
Alliance Group has rewarded shareholders with a $3.2 million loyalty payment distribution.
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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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