New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
Perhaps the biggest hinderance to farmers' wellbeing is their lack of social life, says former police crisis negotiator Lance Burdett, who has begun his tour of the South Island to encourage wellness.
The programme for Hort Connections 2019 has been released for the 3200 people expected at the ‘Growing our food future’ conference in Australia in late June.
Good Māori farms shouldn’t just be pigeon-holed as good Māori farms, they should just be recognised as top farms globally.
Canterbury has seen a 42% increase in livestock per hectare in the past 15 years as the region farms more dairy cows over sheep.
Despite two of the best years in history, sheep and beef farmers are not exactly happy.
Beef + Lamb NZ is pleased the UK got an extension for Brexit, says Esther Guy-Meakin, BLNZ’s manager, international trade.
The Trans-Pacific trade deal, CPTPP, has already cut tariffs on New Zealand beef to Japan from 38.5% to 26.6%.
A premium line-up of Hereford sires will be offered for sale in Manawatu next week.
The Government is giving an extra $400,000 to help West Coasters recover from the devastating March floods.
Sheep and beef farmers are being asked to pay a biosecurity levy of $2/head of cattle, an increase of $1.55/head on the original levy.
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Farmers are reminding duck hunters that access to farms is a privilege.
Meat co-op Alliance Group has distributed $5.7 million in loyalty payments to key shareholders.
Former NZ First MP Doug Woolerton has been appointed to the Pamu (formerly Landcorp) board.
Ravensdown has named Tom Wilson as this year’s recipient of the Hugh Williams Memorial Scholarship.
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