New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
A mate of the Hound reckons that Fonterra’ directors may finally be coming to grips with just how bad its Chinese investments have been for its farmer shareholders.
Dairy farmers are concerned about the Government’s fair pay working group recommendations, says Feds dairy chairman Chris Lewis.
Compliance means not only meeting the requirements of the regulator, but also the expectations of society.
Hundreds of dung beetles have been released on the Wither Hills Farm Park in Blenheim.
A single male Queensland fruit fly has been found in a surveillance trap in the Auckland suburb of Devonport.
Setting up for next year’s production was the theme of a Beef + Lamb NZ field day held last week at Massey University’s Tuapaka farm just outside Palmerston North.
MPI is focussed on the worst-case scenario of a no deal Brexit.
Businesses should start preparing for a no-deal Brexit, says the trade commissioner to London, Nick Swallow.
A greater Wellington council officer is “really proud” of dairy farmers in the region who have backed a scheme to release dung beetles.
New Zealand Pork is questioning whether New Zealand is doing enough to protect against deadly diseases.
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In an irony not lost on free-marketers, Federated Farmers — in which farmer membership is voluntary — supports imposing a compulsory levy on all wool growers.
While the hills in Central Hawkes Bay remain green, which is remarkable for this time of the year, Porangahau farmer Sam Clark and his wife Gudrun are on the lookout for drought.
Feed will be the biggest issue in the coming months for farmers in Tasman region, says Federated Farmers Top of the South dairy chair Brian Dineen.
The Government has paid out $45 million compensation to farmers impacted by the Mycoplasma bovis disease.
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